ballyhoo

Example Sentences

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For all the ballyhoo about having the most skiable acreage in the U.S.,

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024

Curiously, there seemed to be no VIP or movie star ballyhoo; instead, as The Times wrote, the inaugural passengers on the north-to-south trip were 150 L.A.-area schoolkids.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2023

Barely a decade ago, the New York men’s wear presentations merited their own dedicated week with all the attendant ballyhoo, parties, corporate sponsorships and street-style photographers trawling for Instagram fodder.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2022

No. 3 Georgia, a bout that stoked ballyhoo, thudded to a dud suspense-wise Friday night.

From Washington Post • Jan. 1, 2022

If she would do the ballyhoo for a Kid Show, she would pack 'em in to bust down the sidewalls.

From David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story by Harney, George S.