How to Use splice in a Sentence

splice

1 of 2 verb
  • Toss the eye splice over the limb and position the rope.
    Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2019
  • The coaching staff spliced a clip of the barrage and emailed it to Martinez.
    Don Norcross, sandiegouniontribune.com, 3 Oct. 2017
  • The third appears to splice her into a frame from an adult video.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2023
  • His slider spliced the thick air for big swings and misses.
    Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 19 July 2019
  • The shoes and bags are displayed in a meat case spliced with a vintage dresser.
    Steff Yotka, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2019
  • The video splices clips of the high-speed races with videos of the performer singing along to the lyrics, and appearances from the UK DJ himself.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Around the middle of the show, a pink ombré blouse came out with Manson’s face spliced across it.
    Steff Yotka, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2018
  • It’s spliced with footage of them in the forest, laying among the foliage, digging their hands in the dirt.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
  • But out here between the smog and the concrete, a seed spliced with Google genes has found fertile soil.
    Matt Sheehan, WIRED, 13 Aug. 2019
  • The show doesn’t just splice its luxurious scenes at The Pynk with shots of hardship in the Delta.
    Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Cutting and splicing the genome could be a great deal cheaper than using scalpels and lasers on the body.
    The Economist, 16 Sep. 2017
  • Cropped, spliced and given faux fur cuffs, new life was breathed into the fabric.
    Georgia Murray, refinery29.com, 21 Feb. 2020
  • The custom home sits on more than four acres and sports a dramatic façade of glass walls spliced with steel beams.
    Jack Flemming, latimes.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • The video ends with the show’s catchy theme song, including new shots of the cast spliced with archive footage from the original show.
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2018
  • If so, the men spliced their visions in using a lifetime's worth of flashbacks as Scotch tape.
    Lorraine Ali, chicagotribune.com, 15 July 2019
  • If so, the men spliced their visions in using a lifetime’s worth of flashbacks as Scotch tape.
    Lorraine Ali, latimes.com, 14 July 2019
  • Jurek split the back of the vest down the middle and spliced in some of the leftover pocket mesh, to make the carrier wide enough to hold in her son.
    Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Dion Lee spliced low rise bootcut jeans The contrast stitching on these low rise jeans from Dion Lee sets them apart from the rest.
    Porter Simmons, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Some studies have shown that the gene editing goes awry once in a while, splicing incorrect places in the genome.
    Time, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Murch shared the evolution of the montage and splice through cinema.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The video ended with the show's catchy theme song, including new shots of the cast spliced with archive footage from the original show.
    Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 6 July 2023
  • The album is paced to flow like an old-school LP, with 12 songs in 42 minutes, splicing straight-for-the-jugular songs with detours and in-jokes.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2023
  • These are not just little pretty things, but rather dresses for strong women spliced with a touch of lace.
    Steff Yotka, Vogue, 25 June 2018
  • Many of the works are spliced together from cut rolls of paper, with their jagged, curling edges exposed.
    Grace Edquist, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Living up to its name, the video ends with the five members jumping, or flying, high in the air, spliced with shots of them igniting the night with bright sparklers.
    Tamar Herman, Billboard, 16 May 2018
  • The video splices steamy moments of realistic WeHo scenes with clips of the singer dancing on stage.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2023
  • In the clip, the two take turns rapping in a garage near an SUV, while scenes of Carti showering a dancer with money are spliced throughout.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Between spliced footage of kids running and doing jumping jacks, Obama makes a cameo on the White House lawn, tossing around the old pigskin.
    Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2018
  • It’s presented as an option, not spliced in there suddenly as the default.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • TikTok users have popularized uploading full movies to the short-form video platform by splicing them up several minutes at a time.
    Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2023
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splice

2 of 2 noun
  • Each splice plate has more than 200 holes drilled into it.
    Noel Oman, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2021
  • The splice in the tape, skipping from the last concert in March 2020 to the first in October, makes emotional sense on one level.
    al, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Serve hot with cinnamon sticks and lemon splice for garnish.
    Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Go for a strapless suit with a splice in the center or pick a one-piece with a larger cutout in the center for a flattering effect.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 4 May 2022
  • Pascual was joined by Ricky Waters and Robert West in using a pneumatic-powered grinder to remove the primer from the marked area of the splice plates and fill plates.
    Noel Oman, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2021
  • To solve the problem, an overlapping splice plate was fashioned to connect this one section on the bulkhead.
    Andrew Zaleski, Popular Mechanics, 22 June 2023
  • Braid does not work well with a uni splice, as its skinny profile and slick coating tend to cause the knots to over-tighten and slip through instead of jamming.
    Popular Science, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Key to Kellermann's discovery of the bug was his use of the Linux function splice to move data from one file to another.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2022
  • When a splice of the viral video was played during the September 21 taping of the daytime TV show, Whoopi appeared speechless.
    Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Another form of web weaving—fanvids, or video edits—splices together media clips to highlight thematic through lines.
    Vivian Lam, WIRED, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Each splice plate has more than 200 holes drilled into it.
    Noel Oman, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2021
  • The splice in the tape, skipping from the last concert in March 2020 to the first in October, makes emotional sense on one level.
    al, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Serve hot with cinnamon sticks and lemon splice for garnish.
    Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Go for a strapless suit with a splice in the center or pick a one-piece with a larger cutout in the center for a flattering effect.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 4 May 2022
  • Pascual was joined by Ricky Waters and Robert West in using a pneumatic-powered grinder to remove the primer from the marked area of the splice plates and fill plates.
    Noel Oman, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2021
  • To solve the problem, an overlapping splice plate was fashioned to connect this one section on the bulkhead.
    Andrew Zaleski, Popular Mechanics, 22 June 2023
  • Braid does not work well with a uni splice, as its skinny profile and slick coating tend to cause the knots to over-tighten and slip through instead of jamming.
    Popular Science, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Key to Kellermann's discovery of the bug was his use of the Linux function splice to move data from one file to another.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2022
  • When a splice of the viral video was played during the September 21 taping of the daytime TV show, Whoopi appeared speechless.
    Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Another form of web weaving—fanvids, or video edits—splices together media clips to highlight thematic through lines.
    Vivian Lam, WIRED, 24 Feb. 2023

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