gimmick
Example Sentences
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One comic gimmick involves Appa’s superhuman grip that can subdue even the mightiest of men.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Perhaps the only gimmick is the 'rope-a-dope' mind games.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
“Just like ‘Avatar,’” Mabel notes, as if to emphasize that the gimmick isn’t exactly fresh.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
The firms that treat prompting AI as something to become fluent in — not a gimmick or tertiary function — will win.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026
A gimmick or, in today’s parlance, a “branding.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
