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

It is a stirring celebration of the plurality of languages, replete with snippets of Hungarian, Russian, Yiddish and even Klingon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 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

Programmes can be attacked, clipped up into decontextualised snippets and broadcast around the world fast.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Through the swinging half door that leads into the kitchen, I overhear snippets of conversation from the dining room.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins