sound bite

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English - Turkish
ses lokma
sound bites
ses ısırıkları
English - English
An extract from a speech or interview used as edited into a news or other broadcast; an interview clip, especially seen as particularly expressive or pithy
A one-liner deliberately produced for this purpose; a statement specifically intended to be punchy and memorable

The ground offensive against Iraq ended after 100 hours, partly out of concern that American troops not occupy an Arab capital, partly because Arab allies feared the disintegration of Iraq and partly because a “100-hour war” made a good sound bite.

brief speech, short statement (especially one that is broadcast on television)
A brief statement, as by a politician, taken from an audiotape or videotape and broadcast especially during a news report: "The box has been spitting forth maddening nine-second sound bites" (Mary McGrory). a very short part of a speech or statement, especially one made by a politician, that is broadcast on a radio or television news programme
a very short speech; usually on radio or television
sound bites
plural form of sound bite
soundbite
Alternative spelling of sound bite
soundbite
A soundbite is a short sentence or phrase, usually from a politician's speech, which is broadcast during a news programme
sound bite
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