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a highlight reel

a selection of the best moments

A highlight reel is a short selection showing only the best or most interesting moments from something.

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Did you watch the match?

Just the highlight reel - I missed it live.

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They played a highlight reel of the festival at the end of the evening.

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Not: a highlights reel

Say: a highlight reel

Use the singular noun "highlight" before "reel" in this fixed phrase.

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How it fits in a sentence.

a highlight reel of something; show a highlight reel

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They played a highlight reel of the festival at the end of the evening.

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a highlight reel

a selection of the best moments

“They played a highlight reel of the festival at the end of the evening.”

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