sizzle reel

noun

: a short, usually flashy video used to promote a product, service, proposed project, etc.
He and Kari are also pitching a family show to the networks. … The sizzle reel has his two teenage daughters in Maui, learning to cut sugarcane.Rebecca Flint Marx

Examples of sizzle reel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web However, after a sizzle reel offering glimpses of them in action, Pascal, Kirby, Moss-Bachrach and Quinn emerged to thunderous applause. Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024 Netflix provided a brief look at the second season in February as part of a sizzle reel of its upcoming offerings and later said the series would return in the second half of 2024. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Earlier this week, a sizzle reel in anticipation of Gladiator II was released, which features scenes from the film, as well as commentary from its stars. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019 The company previewed a sizzle reel of its work at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, which Variety can exclusively share here. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for sizzle reel 

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Word History

First Known Use

2006, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sizzle reel was in 2006

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“Sizzle reel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sizzle%20reel. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.

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