: a small part, piece, or thing
especially
: a brief quotable passage
Examples of snippet in a Sentence
snippets from the author's newest novel
read them a snippet of his latest poem
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Donovan described more than 30 people coming and going during the approximately two-week rental period in April, with his Ring camera capturing snippets of outdoor conversations in which people discussed taking shifts.
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Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
Under the hood, the agent is pulling text from merchant product descriptions, marketing pages and review snippets that were written to rank on Google, not to survive scrutiny from an AI making a purchase recommendation.
—Michael Quoc, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
That’s one of the more idyllic snippets of an adventurous 310-mile bike ride through the heart of Florida while following a bikepacking route called the Huracan.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
In a new Instagram post, the 50-year-old actress shared snippets from her peaceful weekend, which included photos of her out in nature, hanging out with her friends and with her children.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
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Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
Under the hood, the agent is pulling text from merchant product descriptions, marketing pages and review snippets that were written to rank on Google, not to survive scrutiny from an AI making a purchase recommendation.
—Michael Quoc, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
That’s one of the more idyllic snippets of an adventurous 310-mile bike ride through the heart of Florida while following a bikepacking route called the Huracan.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
In a new Instagram post, the 50-year-old actress shared snippets from her peaceful weekend, which included photos of her out in nature, hanging out with her friends and with her children.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
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“Snippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snippet. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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snippet
noun
snip·pet
ˈsnip-ət 
: a small part, piece, or thing
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