sound bite

Definition of sound bitenext

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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
  • Video clips of Guarino performing the Endo One procedure — which involves repeatedly stabbing the skin with a thin, cylindrical rod, releasing a red laser — are posted regularly on his and EvoSkin’s Instagram accounts.
    Ella Moore July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • Yeung Leung Chuen drew the film’s premise from a viral CCTV clip that circulated widely in Hong Kong, showing a market customer and a vendor escalating a minor physical collision into an all-out altercation.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • Her nourishing hair mask combines avocado and coconut oils with aloe vera and banana extract to mend hair in need of TLC.
    Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
  • Chamomile extract contains apigenin, which the brand says helps reduce anxiety and initiate sleep.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • The performance moved smoothly along at a breakneck pace, evenly showcasing each of the big stars, while still managing to feel like a cohesive performance as opposed to just a series of snippets sewn together.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • In a separate June 29 filing, Clenney’s lawyers argued prosecutors are presenting a misleading snippet of the February 2022 elevator video.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026
Noun
  • The Times ran an excerpt of it with their story about the suit.
    Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
  • Read an exclusive excerpt from Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2 below.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • Baudrillard is playing a little textual prank on us, inserting the simulacrum of a quotation into a book about simulacra.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 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, Variety, 12 July 2026

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“Sound bite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sound%20bite. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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