as advertised
Example Sentences
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Eli Whitney's 1801 musket demonstration before Congress was partly theater because the parts weren't fully interchangeable as advertised.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Giant food mergers often don’t go as advertised, but the McCormick-Unilever tie up could prove to be an exception.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
All of its software is open-source, which means third parties can inspect the code and verify that it performs as advertised.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
The famed German punctuality and efficiency was there right from the off, as he walked up to the top table in the press conference room at exactly 15:30, as advertised.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025
I ran through the ejection procedures, and everything worked as advertised, except that the ground rushed up so fast I wasn’t prepared for it.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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