sound bite

(eg. literature, synonym, rose )

sound bite Meaning of "sound bite"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a very short speech; usually on radio or television

Usage(s):

  1. Was equivocal on trade issues and Social Security, but not in a sound bite-able way that might come back to haunt her.
  2. It was an elegant game, but also inadvertently right for an age of television and drugs, in which the world is reduced to a sound bite or a capsule, a quick fix of meaning.
  3. He is also a modern haiku master who can distill a complicated answer into a crisp, 15-second sound bite.
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