How to Use click-through in a Sentence

click-through

1 of 2 noun
  • This could increase click-through rates and attract users who otherwise wouldn’t click on an ad.
    — Ming Zhu, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • This, in turn, can lead to more engagement, return visits and click-through rates.
    — Olya Osokina, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Every month, log your open rate, click-through rate, unsubscribe rate, and revenue per campaign.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Engagement is high, click-through rates spike, and the media plan is working as expected.
    — Sergii Denysenko, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Adjusting these elements to reflect better search intent can improve click-through rates when users see the page in search results.
    — Jason Phillips, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • According to recent research by my agency, click-through rates can drop by more than 15% within the first week of a campaign launch.
    — Sergii Denysenko, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • For leaders, the certainty of a click-through rate provides more comfort than the ambiguity of belief.
    — Isaac Tebbs, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Pages with high impressions but lower click-through rates often benefit from quick title or description updates.
    — Jason Phillips, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • This software determines which advertisement to display, to which user, and at what time, aiming to enhance click-through rates and engagement.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Traditional metrics like rankings, impressions and click-through rates don't capture what matters in AI search.
    — Imri Marcus, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Banner placements, impression counts, click-through rates and conversion metrics were not just abstract marketing ideas but practical tools.
    — Vincentas Grinius, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • This is an entirely different control mechanism, where influence is not about click-throughs but belief formation.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Optimization should include a combination of cultural impact and click-through rates.
    — Tony Gonzalez, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Campaigns run on one publisher typically deliver only basic metrics such as impressions, click-through rates, or page views.
    — Harshit Jain, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • DataSlayer analysis showed a 61% drop in organic click-through rates when an AI Overview is present.
    — Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • The move comes after Google’s AI summaries in search results have decimated click-through rates for online publishers.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 June 2026
  • In my experience, the technology is already proving its ability to increase click-through rates and reduce cost-per-conversion.
    — Ivan Ostojić, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • According to research cited by Search Engine Land, AI overviews dropped click-through rates for top results by more than 30%.
    — Frances Dillard, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The first banner ad — AT&T, on HotWired, October 1994 — pulled a 44% click-through rate.
    — Renana Ashkenazi, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • To answer this question, professionals have to search logs and telemetry, which can include firewall records, email click-through data, DNS records and browser histories.
    — Alex Lanstein, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Figures like click-through rates, page impressions, and conversions have traditionally provided marketers with the insight needed to make decisions about how, when, and where to present their products and services to us.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • His internal data showed that when AI Overviews began showing for queries on cocktails from Inspired Taste, click-through rates to his site were down 30%.
    — Davey Alba, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
  • However, outside parties are specifically taking aim at the former claim, noting that Google does not provide data to counter studies like those by Pew that definitely show lower levels of click-through traffic.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • This statement feels like a direct response to a recent Pew Research Center analysis that showed searches with AI Overviews resulted in lower click-through rates.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Although there is evidence that click-through rates from Google searches are being affected, with the growth in this metric slowing from high single digit percentages to low single digit percentages, according to Wall Street analysts, the company insists the overall search volumes are up.
    — Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In the same way that influencers earn commissions by curating shopping lists on platforms like LikeToKnowIt (LTK)—where every click-through or purchase generates revenue—Patel curates a network of luxury hotels, venues, and vendors.
    — Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • An analysis released last fall by digital marketing agency Seer Interactive found that when an AI Overview is present in Google search results, organic click-through rates dropped 61% between June 2024 and September 2025.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 June 2026

click through

2 of 2 verb
  • For more specifics on each app, make sure to click through to our in-depth reviews.
    — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 16 July 2025
  • If anything, just click through to marvel at it.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
  • To see the images from this shoot, click through the gallery below.
    — Emily Burns, ELLE, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Some images were blurred out, with no option to click through and view the post.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Ahead, click through to see the couple's finest moments so far through the years.
    — Jennifer Algoo, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Avoid clicking through to a website from an ad or social post.
    — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
  • No need to click through five dashboards or submit a help ticket.
    — Amiad Solomon, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Go straight to the source – Don’t reply or click through a message.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Space and motion freeze, and time just continues to click through.
    — Eliza McGraw, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Sites don’t make money unless users click through and see ads or buy products.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Just don’t click through from any emails or download and open any attachments.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Straight from the email, subscribers can click through the full articles.
    — Nashville Tennessean, 5 June 2025
  • The customer never clicks through to ten websites.
    — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • Linda, the teacher, clicked through slides with one finger.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Be sure to click through for a video of the actor twisting in the dress, making the fringe fly.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Comments that made people click through to my profile and hit follow.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Other users were able to access the site but were unable to see photos or click through links.
    — Jennifer Korn, CNN, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Open a bunch of box scores, click through to see if the runs were all scored in one inning, close that tab when the answer is no.
    — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • Once there, click through and begin the registration process.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
  • Emails will ask you to click through to what looks like official company login sites.
    — Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Users who click through to partner programming will be redirected to those apps.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
  • That's why clicking through Instagram under a tree doesn't quite cut it.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 3 June 2026
  • Consumers are no longer typing keywords and clicking through pages of results.
    — Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
  • The options for hotels are offered through small modules within the chat, and users can click through each one.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2023
  • So, giddy up and click through the slides ahead to discover and shop the best cowboy boots on the market for fall.
    — Alicia Lansom, refinery29.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • For a chance to reserve a campsite, make sure to mark your calendar, set your alarm clock, and be ready to click through www.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 26 Nov. 2020
  • Be sure to book in a browser, not through the app, and to click through the link below before applying the code.
    — Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Apr. 2026
  • His game has been clicking through the tournament, and he's drawn fans in with both his swagger and shot-making.
    — Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
  • Some may even ask you to copy and paste a link into your browser instead of clicking through it directly.
    — USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
  • In many cases, the buyer never clicks through to verify.
    — Anisha Chawla, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

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