How to Use shout-out in a Sentence

shout-out

noun
  • But a good chunk of her speech was a shout-out to the writers.
    Vulture, 7 May 2023
  • The pair had a few special shout-outs to share as well.
    Anna Chan, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2024
  • But lower down in the post, the Boatyard thanked her for the shout-out.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
  • Here are the two intros that earned shout-outs from Tran.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 9 July 2024
  • And, Dafoe's home state got a quick shout-out of sorts during it.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Major shout-out to my boys, major shout-out to the fam.
    Isha Sharma, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Gordon, in the front seat of a Bentley, gives a shout-out to Lavish.
    Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Rocky even gives Taylor Swift a shout-out on the tune’s chorus.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2024
  • Mike Nassar, who's also the chef, also gave a huge shout-out to Ford in the post.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2023
  • In total, Cleveland was one of the 15 styles of hot dogs that received a shout-out.
    Alex Darus, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Swift’s May 9 shout-out is for her return to tour after a two-month break.
    Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2024
  • Faulkner even gives it a shout-out in The Unvanquished.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Taylor Swift gave you a huge shout-out in her Time Person of the Year profile.
    USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Chappell’s own sun sign Pisces gets the lyrical shout-out in the song, but just check out the aesthetic.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 26 June 2024
  • Its effectiveness even got a shout-out on a recent episode of The Bear.
    Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 14 July 2023
  • The Hills stumbled on a restaurant, in a mall of all places, that earned a Michelin guide shout-out seven years ago.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
  • But other players got shout-outs from their teammates for being fun to play with in the game.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2024
  • Check out Beshear’s speech below (Harlow shout-out comes around 5 minute mark).
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2023
  • And shout-out to the studio El Desierto for housing the music.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The Post gave a shout-out to Hypnotic, which bills itself as Dallas’ first and best craft donut shop.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 2 June 2023
  • The Odd Future album originally gave a shout-out to Musk on the 2017 track.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Kane Brown also gave a shout-out to the video’s director, Alex Alvga, who is from Barcelona.
    Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2023
  • And offered a shout-out to the organization that made it for eight straight years.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Toward the end of her concert, Kelce got a special shout-out from the 14-time Grammy winner.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2024
  • At one point in his show, Kahan takes a moment to shout-out everyone who came alone.
    Vulture, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Swift gave Queen Bey a shout-out on Instagram, thanking her for being part of the film’s debut.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • But one of his biggest shout-outs will be to the San Diego music scene that so greatly nurtured and inspired him in the early 1980s.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2024
  • In June 2022, Josh posted a sweet birthday shout-out for his son on Instagram.
    Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
  • So, just a shout-out to all our public school teachers around America.
    ABC News, 17 Aug. 2024
  • And that's a shout-out to in the early days of the work at this quarry, the field crew was just relentlessly pestered by flying gnats and biting gnats.
    Abc News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2024

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