film clip

noun

1. a strip of motion-picture film, especially an excerpt from a longer film or one inserted as part of another presentation, as of a telecast or full-length motion picture.

Word History and Origins

Origin of film clip¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

He has posted one campaign video entirely in Urdu and mixed in Bollywood film clips.

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He's posted one campaign video entirely in Urdu and mixed in Bollywood film clips.

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As in the film, McCarthy is represented entirely through projected film clips, echoing the way that Murrow impeached the senator with his own words.

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She claimed to have only previewed five minutes of the film clip before playing it and was not aware of there being any blackface in the part she saw.

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The tonal mix was set at the beginning, with a montage of film clips representing Los Angeles, introduced by a pair of famous clicking red shoes and the words, “There’s no place like home.”

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