How to Use tout in a Sentence

tout

verb
  • People were touting outside the stadium.
  • People were touting tickets outside the stadium.
  • The company's stock is being touted by many financial advisers.
  • The company is running advertisements touting the drug's effectiveness.
  • As the sun sets, divers return touting hundred-pound bags full of the day’s catch on their backs.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Since drafting Woods in the third round, the Chargers have touted his speed, range and play-making.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The brand touts this as a way, for instance, of taking multiple pets to a dog or cat show.
    Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2023
  • But now, DeSantis appears to be looking to tout his record against Trump's.
    Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2023
  • It is touted as one of Walmart's bestsellers, and comes in over 10 colors and patterns.
    Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 30 July 2023
  • But there’s still bound to be plenty of headlines as the studios tout their upcoming slates to exhibitors.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
  • At the same time, Pence has repeatedly touted their work together in the White House.
    Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Two, will touted rookie Sen. Laphonza Butler enter the game or sit it out?
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • More:Biden comes to Wisconsin to tout job creation, support for union labor.
    Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Nitrogen in Your Tires Some dealers like to tout the fact that nitrogen seeps out of tires at a slower rate than air.
    Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Until now, there was not much direct evidence celebrities were paid to tout the apes.
    Elle Reeve, CNN, 7 Apr. 2023
  • But Biden has seemed reluctant to tout these successes.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Those who were lucky enough to secure one touted them on social media, while commenters online begged for more drops.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2024
  • This 1980s earworm of a jingle touted a gadget to turn your lights, your TV, or any other electrical device on or off with the clap of your hands.
    IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Elon Musk touted the Tesla Cybertruck as the perfect vehicle for an apocalypse at a launch event in Texas a few weeks ago.
    Steve Mollman, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Raskin was referring to Gal Luft, whom Comer has touted as a key informant.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 19 July 2023
  • Haley also touted her recent head-to-head poll numbers against Mr. Biden.
    Caroline Linton, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Mayflower has been touted as the first luxury, all-season resort to open in North America in 40 years.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Those numbers are solid, and impressive in the case of the Max, but the range figures the company is touting could be the vehicle’s real calling card.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Granted, many of the wellness practices touted on social media are…less than accessible, to say the least.
    Grace McCarty, SELF, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The deal, conducted on a Shanghai exchange, was the first of its kind and important enough for Chinese state media to tout its significance.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The team touted its glitzy lineup throughout spring training leading up to a season opener in Seoul, where the drama unfolded.
    Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Most new smartphones, tablets, and wireless earbuds have touted support of spatial audio as a selling point.
    Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Proponents tout their use for real-world payments, but is that actually how they are used?
    Mark Lurie, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • One of its key ingredients, biotin, has been long touted for its ability to promote nail growth and strength by nourishing the nail bed.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
  • What the Post did report about Russian collaboration was borne out three years later, in the Mueller report, which touted the paper’s work.
    Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2023

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