ballyhoo
Example Sentences
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While Texas and Florida officials ballyhoo their border tightening efforts, no major immigration legislation has emerged this year in Arizona, where some of the nation’s toughest laws targeting immigrants have been devised.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2023
Of course, one doesn’t expect PR departments to ballyhoo bad news.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2022
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
I was using a ballyhoo bait hooked by a small hook through the lips, with a second and larger hook buried in the body.
From Tales of Fishes by Grey, Zane