newsreel

noun

news·reel ˈnüz-ˌrēl

ˈnyüz-

: a short movie dealing with current events

Examples of newsreel in a Sentence

old newsreels from World War II

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And there’s different footage of that night — there were newsreels there and stuff. —

Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Dec. 2024 Pogroms and slavery, the Holocaust and the Red Summer that found Tulsa’s black community decimated, are reflected in familiar, still-wrenching photos and newsreel footage. —

Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024 Since then, candidates have forged a tradition of publicly acknowledging defeat and celebrating democracy in radio addresses, a recorded newsreel or on live television. —

Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024 Instead, the film’s 79-minute running time is padded with newsreel footage from the Nuremberg trials and other stock footage. —

Alissa Simon, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for newsreel