The phrase "as an excerpt from" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to indicate that a portion of text is taken from a larger work, such as a book, article, or speech.
Example: "The following passage is presented as an excerpt from her latest novel, which explores themes of love and loss."
Alternatives: "taken from" or "quoted from".
This piece, to an electronic score by Philip Hamilton, was listed as an excerpt from a longer work.
About a year ago, McSweeney's published a sampler, which had what was billed as an excerpt from an upcoming, untitled novel from you.
Ms. Anthony's dramatically resonant modern dance company will perform revivals of her "Blood Wedding" and "In the Beginning," as well as an excerpt from her "Ceremony of Carols".
The evening will also include "Theme and Variations," George Balanchine's sumptuous homage to the Russian Imperial Ballet, as well as an excerpt from Jirí Kylián's "Overgrown Path" and a solo created for Michele Wiles by the company member Craig Salstein.
Some, like "The Dying Swan," to be performed by Somova, are chestnuts, but others, such as an excerpt from the late-nineteenth-century Italian tribute to science "Excelsior," are rarities.
The first half offers Brahms's seldom-programmed song cycle "Die Schöne Magelone," while the second features Schubert's Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946, as well as an excerpt from Berio's "Epifanie," which uses texts from Joyce's "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man".
His work doesn't deserve to be treated as a joke". An excerpt from Earth's Deep History: How It Was Discovered and Why It Matters, appeared recently in Slate.
With the book out on June 7 via Simon & Schuster, Heffernan was kind enough to supply us with an excerpt from, as well as an exclusive intro to, Magic and Loss.
Hillary Clinton says her "skin crawled" as Donald Trump loomed over her on stage in their presidential debate, as she reads an excerpt from her new memoir about the election.
We listened as Wray read an excerpt from his new novel, "Lowboy," through a bullhorn.
Queen Latifah will perform George Gershwin's "The Man I Love" with City Ballet's orchestra as part of an excerpt from "Who Cares?," George Balanchine's 1970 ballet set to Gershwin's music.
