How to Use social media in a Sentence

social media

noun
  • The boy mom shared the news with a clip on social media.
    Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The high court is in the midst of a term heavy with social media issues.
    Mark Sherman, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024
  • On Wednesday the group’s social media pages did not show blood on the knife and fork.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • At least some of the fight was recorded and shared on social media.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The image of her shared on social media shook the country.
    Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2023
  • And in the midst of some boy troubles, her use of social media helped lead her down a very dark path.
    W. Bradford Wilcox, National Review, 5 Mar. 2023
  • The threats have appeared to come from emails or social media posts.
    Helen Regan, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Guides can be found on social media sites such as Telegram, where the fee starts at $1,200 and up.
    Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
  • With that in mind, what is your approach to social media these days?
    Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The singer’s wife, Ari Whibley, shared the news Friday on social media.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • At the end of the tour, Charles and Camilla shared a message on social media marking the end of the historic tour.
    Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Burchett confirmed the thread on social media was how things went down.
    Reese Gorman, Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2023
  • This led people to cheer for the orcas on social media.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Chingy has yet to respond to Drake’s praise on social media.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Devin Booker is aware of his power to cause a stir on social media.
    Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The intrigue: One special guest caused a stir on social media.
    Martin Vassolo, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The icon made the announcement Wednesday on social media.
    Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Many of the show's co-hosts, since Walters' death, have been sharing their memories of the TV icon on social media.
    Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Seen on a quick scroll through social media, the stylish spouses appear like the anti-girl-bosses.
    Abigail Anthony, National Review, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Wolfe then later posted the video to social media Nov. 27.
    The Enquirer, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The goal, the police department said, is to pull at social media users' heartstrings and convince them to share the post on their own feeds.
    Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Starting Friday, the ad will be played at Bucks games, online and on social media.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Many stars and crew members who worked with Henke took to social media to mourn the sudden loss of their former colleague.
    Jami Ganz New York Daily News (tns), al, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Some social media users poked fun at Trump’s ironic use of the song during his rally.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Although the judge did not let that information be known to the jury, Trump sought to raise the issue on social media.
    Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The social media post also included birth footage and a clip of the wrinkly pink-and-gray calf splashing around with its mother.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The reports caused panic, as patrons fled the building and 911 calls and social media posts warned of an active shooter at the scene.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2023
  • As of press time, Heather's social media profiles — which garnered millions of views and shares around the world — were still not online.
    Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
  • Trump wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Though the show has ended, Tran and Farber have kept up with their dancing, posting several videos to their social media accounts.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024

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