gimmick

Example Sentences

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Not as a gimmick to please the King.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

That was the gimmick, the talked-about secret to McDonald’s growing success: 15-cent hamburgers, 19-cent cheeseburgers, 10-cent fries, 20-cent milkshakes, ready for your arrival.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

But serious kudos to Kalshi for this marketing gimmick.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

"It's not just a gimmick, he buys into what the club means and what it means to the wider city," Swansea chief executive Tom Gorringe told BBC Wales.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The idea at the research lab in Workingham was something of a gimmick, a “media event” designed to show some of the emerging research.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel