snippets

Example Sentences

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Thorne created “vast” backstories for each kid, even if only snippets — like Piggy’s love of the Marx Brothers — appear on screen.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Fan Harry, 21, who works at a Rolling Stones clothing store also in London's Soho district, welcomed the snippets of the new material that he had heard, calling it "very old school".

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

"Everyone's guard is down, and everyone's equally vulnerable. There's all these little snippets of conversation and fleeting, really intense, connections."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Those snippets tell a story within the story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

As we slipped past, trying to find a good place to wait for the train, I caught snippets of their conversations.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda