gimmicky
Example Sentences
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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
The humanoids are still better at gimmicky tricks than useful household tasks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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
He thinks many of the supermarket products advertising their protein content are "gimmicky" and warns they might not be as good for you as advertised.
From BBC ● May 11, 2025
All the cubist stuff was gimmicky, as far as she was concerned.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
