gimmick

Example Sentences

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Indeed, even without its central gimmick, “Company Retreat” would still make a decent sitcom; there are funny characters speaking funny lines; there’s some good slapstick.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

But serious kudos to Kalshi for this marketing gimmick.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Perhaps the only gimmick is the 'rope-a-dope' mind games.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 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

If he put them on in the garage, they must be part of his sales gimmick.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole