long excerpt

Frequency: 6.89.2 per million words

a piece of considerable length from a larger work

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Examples (10)

  • The professor read a long excerpt from Dickens' novel to the class.
  • This long excerpt from the memoir reveals intimate details about the author's childhood.
  • The documentary featured a long excerpt from Churchill's wartime speeches.
  • She performed a long excerpt from Shakespeare's Hamlet at the audition.
  • The magazine published a long excerpt from the bestselling biography.
  • Students analyzed a long excerpt from the philosophical text for their assignment.
  • The radio show played a long excerpt from the concert recording.
  • Critics praised the long excerpt from the upcoming film shown at the festival.
  • The anthology includes a long excerpt from each featured author's work.
  • We listened to a long excerpt from the opera during music appreciation class.