gimmicky

Example Sentences

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They’re gimmicky funds that use options contracts to milk huge income payouts—sometimes marketed as exceeding a 100% annual rate—from stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

They offer false promises and gimmicky new product designs in a cynical attempt to show lawmakers they have the best interest of children at heart.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

His channel is more varied than Herrera’s—he sometimes microwaves random things, for example—and he’s a bit more family-oriented than Herrera, but the two share a joy of blowing things up in gimmicky ways.

From Slate • May 28, 2024

"The problem lies firmly with the gimmicky, oppressively dour staging, which consistently works against all of them."

From BBC • May 24, 2024

All the cubist stuff was gimmicky, as far as she was concerned.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls