How to Use on-brand in a Sentence

on-brand

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  • Their choices were on-brand: The Bidens are well known to be fans of red-sauced pasta.
    Emily Heil, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The use of books as decor is both timeless and on-brand for the Twilight aesthetic.
    Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
  • But the duo prevailed, and created the most on-brand Mindy moment of the season.
    Fawnia Soo Hoo, refinery29.com, 12 Sep. 2024
  • In the video, Bunnie walked out on stage as Jelly hyped the crowd up and then dropped to one knee and gave a very on-brand proposal.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Sep. 2024
  • How very on-brand for the Barbie movie and its themes of patriarchy and codependence.
    Vulture, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The show never got good ratings and was duly canceled in the summer of 2010, which feels pretty on-brand.
    WIRED, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Attendees also raved about the best-of-Janet-Jackson soundtrack, which Gordon said was on-brand for the house.
    Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The titles were shared by Google, with whom Swift had apparently partnered for the very on-brand easter egg hunt.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2023
  • For her part, Khloé Kardashian went with the most on-brand look of the night, opting for a sparkling nude corset gown with a large drop diamond necklace.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The software provides a whole new level of speed and agility to the process by leveraging pre-approved and on-brand content.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Claiming a store for theater feels as on-brand for Northrip and other members of the creative team as for Rorschach itself: Many pass in and out of the theater world.
    Peter Marks, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
  • Banner offers an on-brand reaction to his victory, mouthing off to Jacob and his men and punching Jack (Darren Mann) in the face.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Tucker’s horseback entrance is also on-brand for the singer-songwriter, who has long been known for her passion for horses.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 June 2023
  • His response to Kendall’s criticism of his antisemitism is wholly on-brand.
    Jack Francis, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The delay was on-brand for the company’s decade-long project to make virtual reality mainstream.
    Steven Levy, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2023
  • This could include everything from on-brand attire, your website, videos, imagery, language, fonts and colors.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023
  • With Mary Jane sharing a nearly identical performance schedule, there might be some waiting involved, but that’s pretty on-brand for The Notebook.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2024
  • On Instagram, Swift posted a video clip of herself and Bey sitting in the empty theater and playfully throwing popcorn, along with a very on-brand heartfelt caption.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The swirling, midtempo rocker is classic Cure, with a morose, nearly minute-long instrumental intro that sets up a most on-brand tale of devastating love.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Her upcoming album Short n’ Sweet features kiss marks on the album art, which makes this top extremely on-brand in addition to just being an amazing vintage find.
    Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 18 June 2024
  • These sunglasses put a modern spin on the timeless rectangle sunglasses shape and feature brown UV protection lenses and a vibrant — and very on-brand — red frame.
    Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
  • But Kreidler completely failing to touch first base on his way to second (not to mention third) felt perfectly on-brand for the position that has given the franchise so much trouble for nearly a decade.
    Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2024
  • These are guidelines meant to be combined with the talents of individual designers to create something both uniquely theirs and on-brand for Treyarch.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
  • But its portrait of an all-sensationalism-all-the-time mindset as an extension of American life only feels more on-brand today.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2023
  • On their first anniversary, Vogue published a short profile on their low-key nuptials, including (of course) several photos of Ora in her extremely on-brand Tom Ford wedding gown.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Besides sweeping the awards, Swift spent the night perfectly on-brand, shake-shake-shaking to all her peers’ performances, gasping with wide-eyed glee each time she was announced as a winner and completely losing it over her presenters.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Lady Gaga knows how to bring it on the red carpet so, naturally, Mother Monster showed up at the Oscars in a totally unexpected (and perfectly on-brand) outfit.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The Dakota was all about preserving its peaceful-yet-private atmosphere—something that felt particularly on-brand for Lennon.
    Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 28 Feb. 2023
  • As enchanting as the art were the colorful lit menorahs shaped like watermelons and dirty martinis–above all else, incredibly on-brand for Susan Alexandra.
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Accompany every post with an on-brand image, animation or carousel, created in a few magic clicks.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024

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