film clip

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of film clip

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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film clip

I play that film clip at every company annual kickoff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026

Furthermore, the researchers used the film clip and the resulting analyses to design an energy-efficient synthesis concept.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024

After a film clip was played, he told the crowd that part of his speech had been cut and turned to his phone to read it instead.

From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2023

Spitz recalled a Beatles-era film clip of Lennon telling an interviewer that he’d be flabbergasted if it lasted more than 10 years.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2022

Imagine that you want to make a documentary and use a film clip that a student filmmaker has put up on his home page.

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by James Boyle