How to Use publicity in a Sentence

publicity

noun
  • The studio spent a lot of money on publicity for the movie.
  • The film has gotten some good publicity.
  • She has received a lot of publicity for her latest novel.
  • His public appearances are good publicity for the new movie.
  • An arrest for drunk driving is bad publicity for any celebrity.
  • And with the publicity came a bevy of outsider opinions on the group’s work.
    Liam Archacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2023
  • Segel took away some of the publicity for the Collins twins with a two-handed dunk during a trip to the East Coast.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The bad publicity took attention away from the play on the ice.
    Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Cheating in sports and games brings the most publicity.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
  • There’s been more pay, and there’s been more publicity.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 2 July 2024
  • That’s because the sasquatch was a costume and his stroll through the park was a publicity push for the new film from the brothers David and Nathan Zellner.
    Erik Piepenburg Brian Karlsson, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The era of publicity has become a much much bigger thing.
    Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2023
  • If nothing else, the Pirates have made news and a gotten a ton of free publicity.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Similar to Blue Beetle, the pic hasn’t been able to include the voice cast in publicity plans.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2023
  • On the other hand, there’s an awful lot of publicity around this case.
    Brandon Tensley, CNN, 29 Sep. 2022
  • In terms of poster boys, brands couldn’t ask for better publicity.
    Alice Newbold, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2022
  • But sometimes publicity isn’t enough and the park faces an ominous threat.
    David McKenzie, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
  • What do voters think of Vance, Walz? Will the good, bad and ugly publicity be enough to sway voters?
    Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2024
  • The order ratchets up tensions with the West at the start of a week of extensive publicity for Mr. Putin.
    Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 6 May 2024
  • In the late 19th century, the concept of publicity was starting to evolve.
    Scott D. Peterson, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2024
  • But Arquette, Wolfhard and Bryk’s films do, giving them a boost of celeb publicity.
    Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 9 Sep. 2023
  • But the late-breaking boost in publicity could be a huge help in getting people to go to the movies around Thanksgiving.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Rights of publicity laws vary state-by-state, so the strength of a case involving faceswap fakes depends on where the creator lives.
    Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 7 June 2024
  • At the core of the article is a publicity company called Bunker 15.
    Christopher Null, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The publicity blitz set tongues wagging among princelings.
    Time, 16 June 2023
  • That kind of publicity doesn’t help sell voters on a tax increase.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
  • All that publicity seems to have helped attract more visitors to the city.
    Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The publicity around the sale brought Mr. Carlson, whose email address is on the Heritage website, many offers of tapes.
    David Streitfeld, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Social media is ostensibly a form of publicity, a way to generate buzz for a book.
    Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • And clearly, clearly there are so many fantastic bookstores that deserve recognition, publicity.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024

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