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# headline

«headline» in Mova's school dictionary: **The title printed in large letters above a story in a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a headline, headlines); verb (headline, headlines, headlined, headlining)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The title printed in large letters above a story in a newspaper or on a news website. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/#m1)

2) «The headlines» are the most important news stories of the day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/#m2)

3) (verb) To be the main act at a concert or show. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In English and media lessons pupils write headlines for news reports: short, catchy, in the present tense («Dog Saves Boy»). Media literacy: a headline can be written to shock or to make you click, so read the whole story before you believe or share it. Phrases: «make the headlines», «hit the headlines».

### examples

- The headline said «Local School Wins Prize». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/#x1)
- Write a catchy headline for your news report. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/#x2)
- The story made the headlines all over the country. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/#x3)
- Read the article, not just the headline. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/#x4)
- Clickbait headlines try to trick you into clicking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/#x5)
- We heard the headlines on the radio at breakfast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/#x6)
- A famous band will headline the festival. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/#x7)

### note

Countable: a headline, headlines. In headlines small words like «a», «the» and «is» are often left out, and the present tense is used for past events. A headline that shocks is not always true — check the facts.

### In the corpora

- [Bad-news gossip can feel caring but still spreads fear; offer help, not headlines.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/42-our-street-feuds-newcomers-and-stories-that-grow/20/)
- [A headline word like «Megxit» or «snub» makes a complicated choice sound simple and nasty.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/44-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-wedding-a-move-to-america-an-interview-and-a-book/23/)
- [Footballers and other stars are trained to say safe, boring things, because one wrong word can become a headline.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa/22/)
- [Headlines about AI can exaggerate in both directions, overhyping or overscaring, so it is wise to read beyond the headline.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/23-news-tricked-bots-discoveries/9/)
- [A shark bite is a headline, but the cows and dogs that hurt far more people each year almost never are.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/296-animals-in-the-news-true-stories-fakes-and-how-to-read-them/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «headline» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.