puffery

Example Sentences

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Even volcanoes known for such puffery don’t make rings all the time.

From New York Times

What I mean by that is: If you read interviews with start-up people, there’s a tremendous amount of puffery.

From Scientific American

“The City’s claims appear to be ‘mere puffery,’ “ the Washington state Court of Appeals ruled Monday, referring to Seattle’s branding of itself as having the “Nation’s Greenest Utility.”

From Seattle Times

U.S. courts have effectively adopted a “puffery doctrine” that allows companies leeway to make sweeping statements.

From New York Times

I’m incapable of the American assertiveness that New Zealanders see as puffery.

From New York Times