How to Use advertise in a Sentence

advertise

verb
  • We advertised the job in the paper.
  • They are advertising the new edition of the book.
  • If you want to attract customers, it pays to advertise.
  • The vacation was advertised as a week in paradise.
  • It turned out to be exactly as advertised.
  • He stomped loudly to advertise his presence.
  • Business increased after we began to advertise on the radio.
  • The company is advertising for a secretary.
  • It was advertised as just a duo with me and Lee.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The firm does not have a website and does not advertise its clients.
    — Nate Jones, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The theater advertised four live shows and a movie each day.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
  • That tandem has been as good as advertised through three weeks.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • That’s why many brands advertise this right on the label.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • It was advertised as spacious, with an eat-in kitchen.
    — Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
  • At the time, the price was not publicly advertised.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The helpline will also be advertised at the clubs.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • This recipe is, as advertised—a slice of sunshine.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
  • No one would advertise it, nobody bought it.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • One watch, advertised as new, was more than 10 years old, deputies say.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • There was also a shift in the types of jobs being advertised.
    — Bloomberg News, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2024
  • There was also a shift in the types of jobs being advertised.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Many lenders advertise loan term options as short as one year and as long as seven.
    — Dallas News, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The staircase is hundreds of years old and as steep as advertised.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Make sure to find makeup remover wipes that are advertised as oil-free.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
  • One of the accounts that advertised the event has since been deleted.
    — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Is there a little fear there that Daniels might not be as good as advertised in year two?
    — Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • The influencer advertised his picks for five games that day.
    — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Not—as advertised—just for teens, this four-drawer model comes in both full and queen sizes.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The session was advertised as open to the public.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
  • It's advertised as high-fiber, keto-friendly and all that.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Feb. 2026

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