Collocations for headline - noun
1. title of an article in a newspaper
ADJ.
newspaper, tabloid
‘Carnage at Airport’, screamed the tabloid headline.
‘Carnage at Airport’, screamed the tabloid headline.
banner, front-page | screaming | lurid
lurid headlines about the sex lives of the stars
lurid headlines about the sex lives of the stars
sporting, sports
VERB + HEADLINE
carry, have, run
The Guardian carried the front-page headline ‘Drugs Firms Shamed’.
The Guardian carried the front-page headline ‘Drugs Firms Shamed’.
read, scan, see
I just had time to scan the headlines before leaving for work.
I just had time to scan the headlines before leaving for work.
be in, capture, dominate, grab, hit, hog, make ~s
She''s always in the headlines. | He always manages to grab the headlines. | The hospital hit the headlines when a number of suspicious deaths occurred. | The story has been hogging the headlines for weeks. | The story was important enough to make the headlines.
She''s always in the headlines. | He always manages to grab the headlines. | The hospital hit the headlines when a number of suspicious deaths occurred. | The story has been hogging the headlines for weeks. | The story was important enough to make the headlines.
HEADLINE + VERB
proclaim sth, read sth, say sth, scream sth
The Sunday Observer had a headline saying, ‘Pop Star Arrested on Drugs Charges’.
The Sunday Observer had a headline saying, ‘Pop Star Arrested on Drugs Charges’.
HEADLINE + NOUN
news
‘Queen Mother goes on Holiday’ is hardly headline news!
‘Queen Mother goes on Holiday’ is hardly headline news!
PREP.
in a/the ~
The most unusual fact in the story is often used in the headline.
The most unusual fact in the story is often used in the headline.
under a/the ~
The Daily Gazette ran a story under the headline ‘Pope''s Last Words’.
The Daily Gazette ran a story under the headline ‘Pope''s Last Words’.
with a/the ~
a story in the newspaper with the headline ‘Woman Gives Birth on Train’
a story in the newspaper with the headline ‘Woman Gives Birth on Train’
~ about
There was a banner headline about drugs in schools.
There was a banner headline about drugs in schools.
PHRASES
make headline news
The engagement of the two tennis stars made headline news.
The engagement of the two tennis stars made headline news.
2. the headlines: main news stories on TV/radio
ADJ.
news
VERB + HEADLINE
hear, listen to
Let''s just hear the news headlines.
Let''s just hear the news headlines.
look at, see, watch