sound bite

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Recent Examples of sound bite Political messages are often stripped of nuance, reduced to sound bites that can easily be shared and reshared. Monica Alvarez-Mitchell, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 But getting there is going to require a lot more than a catchy slogan and some sound bites. Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2025 The dude was a nonstop hype video in human form, talking himself up in sound bite after sound bite. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024 Space Invaders In one of the final interviews of the relentless Wicked press tour, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were part of a sound bite that perhaps overshadows even the film itself. Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sound bite
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Noun
  • To the surprise of everyone — including its own stars, as well as its creator, Aaron Korsh — Suits went viral that summer, first in clips on TikTok, then dominating the Netflix home screen and top 10 rankings for months.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The Richard Childress Racing veteran threatened to wreck the young driver in a radio clip that made rounds on social media.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Mica adds a light-reflecting sheen, tapioca starch absorbs excess oil, and pearl extract delivers amino acids to help moisturize and refresh hair.
    Deanna Pai, Allure, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Cucumber extract, ceramides, and plant oils also round out this complexion-boosting formula.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • There’s one very good suspense sequence and snippets of accompanying tension, but overall there’s no momentum to the mystery and the lack of interesting character arcs is conspicuous.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Harlow confirmed the engagement Tuesday in an Instagram post that included snippets of Kuzma’s lavish proposal and a glimpse at her 8.5-carat engagement ring.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Some in the crowd sobbed as organizers played excerpts from Nasrallah's speeches.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Here’s the latest installment of the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz — this time with excerpts and utterances from the week spanning Feb. 16 to 22.
    Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Exploring the genre of inaugural addresses through quotations and objects from the past can help listeners better understand the opening speech of a new administration, the first act in a job that began with the taking of the oath.
    Claire Jerry, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Despite the patchwork libretto, Handel ingeniously parlayed Jennens’ quotations and paraphrases from the Old and New testaments into unexpected evocations of wonder and awe.
    Bob Blaisdell, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024

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