sound bite

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Recent Examples of sound bite 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 Energy vampires are everywhere, thirsty for a selfie or a sound bite or a Zoom. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026 Any sound bite is a potential weapon. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026 Ahead of the episode, Harry and Colbert, 61, made a cheeky social media video set to a viral Great British Bake Off sound bite. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sound bite
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Noun
  • Two of the clips show the hostages gingerly lighting makeshift candles on a menorah made of disposable cups.
    Dana Karni, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The brief clip, which Cardin provided to NBC News, shows a female driver approaching his home’s front door and placing a paper bag in front of it.
    George Solis, NBC news, 11 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Apply Neem Extract Spray Neem extract, derived from the neem tree, contains azadirachtin, a natural insecticide effective against Japanese beetles.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 June 2026
  • Per the listing, the Pineapple + Coconut 12-pack, retailing for $39, is made with organic Brazilian yerba mate, and is supplemented by pineapple and coconut flavors and sweetened with cane sugar, raw honey and monk fruit extract.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • There are snippets and fragments of it found in the margins of the work day.
    Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • Not exactly anthology but hardly contiguous narrative, Koosha’s film works best as a kind of dispatch from a troubled moment, giving us human snippets to understand what can be an abstract violence.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Read on for excerpts from our conversation.
    Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026
  • Read an exclusive excerpt below.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • Lowbrow sources such as Sunday funnies, B movies, and advertisements are present but are more diffuse, rarely coalescing into obvious quotation.
    Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • Co-commissioned by the Pacific Symphony, the 32-minute instrumental piece combines music, panoramic visual imagery and a live narration of quotations from America’s past.
    Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 27 May 2026

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“Sound bite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sound%20bite. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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