snippet

[US]/ˈsnɪpɪt/
[UK]/ˈsnɪpɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a small piece or fragment (especially of speech or writing), a brief or isolated piece

Phrases & Collocations

code snippet

text snippet

Example Sentences

snippets of information about the war.

I heard only tags and snippets of what was being said.

I found a snippet of code that fixed the bug.

She shared a snippet of the new song with her fans.

The article included a snippet of the interview with the celebrity.

I only caught a snippet of their conversation as I walked by.

The movie trailer showed a snippet of the exciting car chase scene.

The snippet of information she provided was enough to pique my interest.

I read a snippet of the book online before deciding to buy it.

The snippet of dialogue in the play was particularly moving.

The snippet of news on the website caught my attention.

He sent me a snippet of the article to give me an idea of what it was about.

Real-world Examples

Unless you count a snippet of fur maybe from mamma lion's back.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2019 Collection

The autobiographical snippets include many encounters with writers.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Today, the Brown family was permitted to see a snippet of the bodycam video of the killing.

Source: NPR News May 2021 Compilation

Here, for example, Savage sings snippets of a Japanese lullaby.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American August 2022 Compilation

Harry and Ron whiled away most of the journey playing wizard chess while Hermione read out snippets from the Prophet.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

You could use the bookmark function in Audible and that saves that 30 second period that you snippet it out.

Source: Cambridge top student book sharing

While I've been talking, you've been hearing snippets of music Quincy Jones ushered into this world.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

And they discovered, within the genomes of modern-day Polynesians, snippets of DNA typically found in Native Americans.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2021 Collection

When bacteria survive a viral attack, they incorporate snippets of the virus's DNA into their own genomes.

Source: Popular Science Essays

So this is the playlist of my life in a very very like 8 song type snippet.

Source: The private playlist of a celebrity.

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