talking head
noun
: the televised head and shoulders shot of a person talking
also
: a television personality who appears in such shots
Examples of talking head in a Sentence
The debate was followed by hours of talking heads analyzing the candidates' performances.
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The show is also full of real-life talking heads such as Savannah Guthrie, Wolf Blitzer and Nicole Wallace with Fox News and ABC banners popping up frequently to further suspend disbelief at the best and worst times in the Lesli Linka Glatter directed series.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
The most gifted fashion choices are saved for Chloë Sevigny sitting beside Tim Heidecker as military talking heads who never bother to stand up from their chairs.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
But this information is not revealed through title cards or authoritative talking heads.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
By embracing creators, politicians have started blurring the lines between talking heads and journalists.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
The most gifted fashion choices are saved for Chloë Sevigny sitting beside Tim Heidecker as military talking heads who never bother to stand up from their chairs.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
But this information is not revealed through title cards or authoritative talking heads.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
By embracing creators, politicians have started blurring the lines between talking heads and journalists.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for talking head
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“Talking head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talking%20head. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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