ballyhoo

Example Sentences

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This L.A. was the self-invented mirage city of unflagging ballyhoo.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2023

After so much preseason ballyhoo around the teaming of James, Davis and Westbrook, the trio managed to play in only 21 games together — and went 11-10.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2022

“That was one of the places that my father used to stand outside in his outfit to ballyhoo all these movies,” she recalled.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2022

No. 3 Georgia, a bout that stoked ballyhoo, thudded to a dud suspense-wise Friday night.

From Washington Post • Jan. 1, 2022

Did you ever roll to grog on board your greasy ballyhoo of blazes?

From White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War by Melville, Herman