gimmicky

Example Sentences

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A lot of closed funds were gimmicky or just plain silly.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The film was shot on souped-up iPhones, which would initially seem gimmicky if Boyle hadn’t shot parts of the “28 Days Later” on handheld digital video camcorders.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2025

His channel is more varied than Herrera’s—he sometimes microwaves random things, for example—and he’s a bit more family-oriented than Herrera, but the two share a joy of blowing things up in gimmicky ways.

From Slate • May 28, 2024

"The problem lies firmly with the gimmicky, oppressively dour staging, which consistently works against all of them."

From BBC • May 24, 2024

All the cubist stuff was gimmicky, as far as she was concerned.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls