gimmicky
Example Sentences
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I tried to talk him out of what I believed to be a gimmicky violation of the being-in-the-moment spirit of Cage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
While some fast food joints have over-innovated to the point where customers see it as tiring or gimmicky, Taco Bell appears to have found the right balance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
I’ve read criticisms of the Doomsday Clock, that it’s gimmicky, like it’s arbitrarily trying to measure something that can’t be defined so easily.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Ellen Jenkins from food and drink consultancy HRA Global draws a comparison between the appearance of the drinks and "gimmicky bubble tea or the bright vapes".
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
All the cubist stuff was gimmicky, as far as she was concerned.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
