: a small part, piece, or thing
especially
: a brief quotable passage
Examples of snippet in a Sentence
snippets from the author's newest novel
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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To pass the time until the encore, the screens displayed snippets of songs for the crowd to sing along.
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Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The doc blends snippets of each teen’s personal lives with their individual preparation for 2024 NSDA Nationals.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
In the teaser clip, a person scrolls through their social media feed on a cell phone as a series of talking heads give snippets of their viewpoints, which appear to be focused on the pandemic and conspiracy theories.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
The first step: Show a mouse video snippets of sci-fi movies, sports, animation and nature.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
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Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The doc blends snippets of each teen’s personal lives with their individual preparation for 2024 NSDA Nationals.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
In the teaser clip, a person scrolls through their social media feed on a cell phone as a series of talking heads give snippets of their viewpoints, which appear to be focused on the pandemic and conspiracy theories.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
The first step: Show a mouse video snippets of sci-fi movies, sports, animation and nature.
—CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Snippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snippet. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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snippet
noun
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ˈsnip-ət 
: a small part, piece, or thing
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