gimmick
Example Sentences
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It may sound like a gimmick but the supermarket chain's venture into the world of hospitality shines a light on something more complex.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Nevertheless, do the investors in the purchasing fund realize that its returns are artificially boosted by an accounting gimmick instead of investing expertise?
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
When passwords are posted to Instagram and tables booked on an app, what is a speakeasy—and can it be anything more than a gimmick?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
That project would have served as a serviceable foundation for a career that expanded into more meaningful social critique, but Mr. Arsham has continued to rely on the same gimmick for over a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
And it does not matter what the gimmick is.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
Vocabulary lists containing gimmick
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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