How to Use snippet in a Sentence

snippet

noun
  • Bjork explains more about the cause and shares a brief snippet of the song here.
    Spin Staff, Spin, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Friends can then tap into the song to listen to the snippet.
    Mia Sato, The Verge, 13 June 2023
  • The singer also shared a snippet of the track on Instagram.
    Heran Mamo, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2024
  • When a virus infects a cell, the HLA protein will take a snippet of the virus and hold it up on the cell’s surface.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 19 July 2023
  • One of the soldiers is then seen in a short snippet of video being kicked on the ground by the militants.
    Hadas Gold, CNN, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Fallon played a snippet of the song on the Tonight Show but saved the live debut for Kimmel’s late night show.
    Carita Rizzo, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Or at least some snippets for those of us who read the article to listen to.
    Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
  • There are script snippets sprinkled throughout the book! Q: What are your main themes in this book and why?
    Denise Davidson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2023
  • This can be seen in the snippets below showing the before and after for ns_aaa_oauth_send_openid_config.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Check out the new song snippet and the Christmas display below.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The wait for City Girls’ new album is almost over, and this new snippet is sure to carry us through the home stretch.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The recording and the third snippet were obtained by 1819, which first reported on the story.
    Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The play is a snippet of what Sutton has been doing for the Mercury since training camp.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 1 June 2023
  • The film coasts along on the strength of many snippets of music and anecdotes from a parade of singers and producers.
    Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The defense and special teams set the tone, but there were snippets of what McCarthy is looking for.
    Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023
  • In the snippet, the 39-year-old singer played the tambourine while wearing a bejeweled jumpsuit.
    Annie O’Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 11 Dec. 2022
  • In these snippets, Davis puts her arch eye for humor on full display.
    Jasmine Liu, The New Republic, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The new teaser comes two days after Tesfaye shared a snippet from what looks like the same music video.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 5 Jan. 2023
  • In the quick snippet, Charles and Camilla sat side by side with binders and beverages before them.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The cascade of snippets from huge artists disappearing could even usher in a new era on the For You Page feed.
    Reece Rogers, WIRED, 1 Feb. 2024
  • On her Instagram, Lopez teased the new snippet along with two pics of herself in her wedding dress.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 18 July 2023
  • His wisdom came in the form of short snippets and maybe an example and was never long-and-winded.
    Stephen Gerard, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Showing off a video montage with snippets of the pup, Kaley shared that the couple decided to name him King.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 1 July 2023
  • The sheriff's office shared a snippet of body camera footage showing the girl with her hands cuffed behind her back, with her face blurred.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 27 July 2023
  • The video shows snippets of the couple's relationship in black and white, starting with footage from their wedding.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Early Friday morning, Wallen dropped a snippet of what seems to be that collab.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The rapper took to her Instagram Stories to re-share a fan’s post, in which a snippet of an upcoming song is teased.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The qualifier, of course, is that both the book and show represent only the smallest snippet of the BnF’s holdings, and maybe not even its best.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Jan. 2023
  • On Sunday, Eilish teased the announcement in a video, backed by what is presumably a snippet from one of her new songs.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The short snippet featured a montage of the group's early days, in which Donnie wore a pair of artfully cutup light wash jeans.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2023

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