Definition of Excerpt
a short piece or clip from a larger piece of media
Examples of Excerpt in a sentence
Since we had only a few minutes left in class, our teacher could only read an excerpt of the short story to us. 🔊
A trailer can be viewed as an excerpt of a movie because it displays a short piece of the film but not the entire feature. 🔊
Without permission, the songwriter will not even allow you to use the chorus of one of his songs as an excerpt in your novel. 🔊
The book closes with a brief excerpt from the next novel in the series. 🔊
Since the position has numerous requirements, only an excerpt of the required job skills will be posted online. 🔊
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