: a small part, piece, or thing
especially
: a brief quotable passage
Synonyms
Examples of snippet in a Sentence
snippets from the author's newest novel
read them a snippet of his latest poem
Recent Examples on the Web
The duo’s first snippet arrived in March, with the second coming in hot on the eve of Stagecoach’s opening night.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2024
After a TikTok snippet gained steam, their latest raunchy strip club anthem arrived via Open Shift/gamma in March just days following a Miami link-up and studio session.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024
But because there is no television or audio recording allowed in the courtroom — New York has one of the most restrictive laws about that — all we are left with are these snippets relayed from those inside.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
In some cases, when the system was not able to figure out what happened in a store, a human watches a snippet of video to make sure the receipt a customer received was accurate, Jenkins added.
—Haleluya Hadero, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Services that promise to diagnose your mental and physical health based on a snippet of your voice.
—Longreads, 12 Apr. 2024
The models are trained, after all, on snippets of video and text—a poor imitation of the rich sensory experience of being in a physical world.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
The Nigerian artist shared a short trailer for the LP, which appeared to feature a snippet of the album’s title track.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
Da Brat knows this first-hand after the Songbird Supreme performed a snippet of an unreleased track the pair seemingly worked on together in honor of the rapper’s 50th on Sunday (April 14) — see a clip below.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2024
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2024
After a TikTok snippet gained steam, their latest raunchy strip club anthem arrived via Open Shift/gamma in March just days following a Miami link-up and studio session.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024
But because there is no television or audio recording allowed in the courtroom — New York has one of the most restrictive laws about that — all we are left with are these snippets relayed from those inside.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
In some cases, when the system was not able to figure out what happened in a store, a human watches a snippet of video to make sure the receipt a customer received was accurate, Jenkins added.
—Haleluya Hadero, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
Services that promise to diagnose your mental and physical health based on a snippet of your voice.
—Longreads, 12 Apr. 2024
The models are trained, after all, on snippets of video and text—a poor imitation of the rich sensory experience of being in a physical world.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
The Nigerian artist shared a short trailer for the LP, which appeared to feature a snippet of the album’s title track.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
Da Brat knows this first-hand after the Songbird Supreme performed a snippet of an unreleased track the pair seemingly worked on together in honor of the rapper’s 50th on Sunday (April 14) — see a clip below.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Snippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snippet. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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snippet
noun
snip·pet
ˈsnip-ət 
: a small part, piece, or thing
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