sound bite

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Recent Examples of sound bite On Tuesday, April 14, the 22-year-old content creator posted an Instagram Reel compiling sound bites from his upcoming podcast, Chronically Online with Harry Daniels. Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026 Those 35 seconds will go down in sideline interview history, as one in-game sound bite that actually meant something, sent up a flashing red flag that alerted all to keep watching. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026 Our colleagues and our clients want authenticity, not sound bites and hashtags. Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 8 Mar. 2026 Energy vampires are everywhere, thirsty for a selfie or a sound bite or a Zoom. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sound bite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sound bite
Noun
  • She’s seen during a dance rehearsal, a silly social media clip, and onstage from their Lollapalooza set, the latter of which came before her announcement in February to step away from Katseye.
    Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
  • The clip shows Batula, 34, wearing an oversized pink-and-white striped button-down shirt tucked into her denim shorts while grocery shopping.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • Pumpkin seed extract and saw palmetto blocks DHT, a hormone that contributes to hair loss, while the brand says that rosemary extract’s antioxidants reduce scalp inflammation and increase growth-boosting circulation.
    Rachel Nussbaum, InStyle, 11 July 2026
  • It’s enriched with key ingredients like nettle, rosehip, and rosemary leaf extract, along with wild bergamot oil, and is lightweight enough not to weigh hair down while working its magic.
    Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • To keep our attention, Parreno and Gordon splice in snippets of overhead shots or official TV footage.
    Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
  • Music and sound snippets are coordinated with the fireworks and other visuals.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • Many of the most popular school curricula now rely on excerpts.
    Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Meghan filed the lawsuit after the Mail on Sunday published a series of stories in 2019 containing substantial excerpts of a personal letter Meghan hand-wrote to her estranged father, Thomas Markle.
    Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • The Allen estate said Saturday in a statement that the team had been sold to the Khosla family and included a quotation from Khosla himself.
    Scott Soshnick, Variety, 12 July 2026
  • The Allen estate said Saturday in a statement that the team had been sold to the Khosla family and included a quotation from Khosla himself.
    Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 11 July 2026

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“Sound bite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sound%20bite. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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