excerpt
noun
a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract.
excerpts
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pluralof excerpt.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof excerpt (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
excerptnouna passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract.
Example Sentences
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The following are excerpts from a speech Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered in Athens on Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Kevin Bryan, a University of Toronto professor who specializes in the economics of innovation and artificial intelligence, also ran excerpts through Pangram, noting that every selection he pulled came back as 100% AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
In creating “Actually, Nevermind,” Tomlinson pored through her mother’s diary, deciding to include a few excerpts in the finished book.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The Daily Mirror splashes on a "war of words" and "Earl's astonishing claims" after excerpts were released.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Sometimes, and this was worst of all, the teachers would read excerpts from writeups about the process charts in the bathroom, the language records, and the decisions of the Family Council.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
