How to Use gimmick in a Sentence

gimmick

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  • The proposal to cut taxes was just an election gimmick to win votes.
  • The Choco Taco was a mash-up that didn’t read as a gimmick.
    — Steve Kolowich, Washington Post, 26 July 2022
  • For the fans, though, leaning into the gimmick seems to be part of the point.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2024
  • These are the kinds of features that might make AR more than a gimmick.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 15 July 2022
  • The other reason has to do with the nature of that gimmick.
    — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2023
  • To Tesla owner Gary Way, the front trunk is kind of a gimmick.
    — Nora Eckert, WSJ, 6 May 2022
  • But others view the show as a gimmick that should have been avoided.
    — Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 9 June 2023
  • There, the bit feels less like the goofy gimmick of the week and more like a purposeful tactic to deepen the gloom.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 5 Sep. 2023
  • But Ocasio-Cortez tells The Post that her streaming is no gimmick.
    — Gene Park, Washington Post, 22 July 2023
  • The gimmick was that owners had to be macho or their cards could be revoked.
    — James Bandler, ProPublica, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The Community Points were a gimmick; are the shares a gimmick, too?
    — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 24 Feb. 2024
  • All of this could have been a gimmick were the actual production not up to snuff.
    — David Benedict, Variety, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The interior is meant to evoke the Mad Men and Jackie O era, without the gimmick.
    — Dallas News, 26 Dec. 2022
  • But few things are more boring than lists which fall prey to this timing gimmick.
    — Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 14 Dec. 2022
  • While most of the world thinks this is a rockstar gimmick, his flagrancy irks the other undead, who plot to kill him.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Because of the way the show started, people could theorize a big gimmick for an ending to the show.
    — Yvonne Villarrealstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
  • The one gimmick that doesn’t work is the film’s reliance on flashbacks to Mike’s childhood, which are shot and written like a 1980s sitcom.
    — Kristen Page-Kirby, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Staying true to his gimmick, Ciampa attacked Logan Paul from behind to end the show.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 19 July 2022
  • There are plenty of hunting gimmicks and gadgets that aren’t worth it.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Even the bathroom has a gimmick: a smart toilet with heated seats and a speaker system.
    — Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2022
  • To a skeptic, the functions Iger presented might even come off like gimmicks.
    — Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
  • Is that another way of saying that what Democrats are talking about is just a gimmick?
    — WSJ, 22 May 2022
  • The gimmick of your reality show was moving from L.A. back to St. Louis.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 July 2022
  • Critics call suspending the gas tax a 'gimmick' that isn't a long-term answer to soaring prices.
    — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 June 2022
  • Still, calling it the first part of a finale feels like little more than a marketing gimmick.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 May 2023
  • A lot of tricks and gimmicks and formations to try and make your players make adjustments.
    — Matt Stahl | [email protected], al, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The mayor dreams up a grab-a-can food gimmick starring Kenny, and Chef battles the mutant turkeys.
    — Chris Norris, SPIN, 13 Aug. 2022
  • In the same way, Ryan says, candidates should prove themselves to voters by competing to have the best ideas, as opposed to the best gimmicks.
    — Ben Jacobs, The New Republic, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The look of the new film, though undeniably pretty and suited to the antique flavor of the sometimes soapy story, here seems like more of a gimmick.
    — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The same is true for Knight, who has a great gimmick and connection with fans but does not have a long history of wrestling in major main event matches.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024

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