puffery

Example Sentences

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Tesla’s defense in the shareholder case included the argument that statements like those were “mere corporate puffery, vague statements of optimism.”

From Los Angeles Times

The film was not a work of puffery; it also offered critical perspectives.

From New York Times

Customers are expected to be smart enough to recognise that ads will often contain a certain amount of "puffery".

From BBC

“There’s a legal line. When is it puffery and when is it deceit?”

From Seattle Times

Well-heeled puffery makes it much easier to buy your own hype.

From Salon