How to Use commercial in a Sentence

commercial

1 of 2 adjective
  • Their music is too commercial.
  • The average American sees and hears thousands of commercial messages each day.
  • None of them scream commercial hit.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
  • There was no chance this work would find commercial success.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • But the true legacy of the book wasn’t commercial.
    Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
  • Its latest moves, though, hark back to its roots in the commercial style known as jazz dance.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • And there was a lot of shenanigans going on with the commercial side.
    Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The aircraft took to the skies for its first commercial flight last May.
    Chris Lau, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
  • There are also a new dog park and a commercial garden.
    John Ramos, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • One was a sure commercial bet; the other a creative leap.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 June 2026
  • So like not small family farms, but like large commercial farms.
    AFAR Media, 15 May 2026
  • Look for commercial cleaners that are bio-degradable and safe for storm drains.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The standard pre-war commercial lane remains closed due to mines.
    Anniek Bao,sam Meredith, CNBC, 26 June 2026
  • Colorado law already bans the commercial sale of big game.
    Olivia Young, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The commercial flight brings four crew for a short stay on the ISS.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The commercial flight brings four crew for a short stay on the ISS.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
  • The commercial flight brings four crew for a short stay on the ISS.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The commercial flight brings four crew for a short stay on the ISS.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026
  • Thriving in commercial country music is a bit of a tightrope walk.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 27 June 2023
  • Up to six stories would be allowed in cases where there is a commercial space on the first floor.
    Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Those that cost $250 or more are models meant for commercial use.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Joby will soon launch the first commercial flights for its electric taxis in Dubai.
    Anne Kadet, Curbed, 19 June 2026
  • The commercial race isn’t the most important one.
    Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Dufour fired up a commercial dough sheeter (like a mangle for pastry).
    Nina Mesfin, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
  • When were your bot defense rules last reviewed for commercial impact?
    Vaidotas Juknys, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • With the advent of the commercial space race, the government is no longer the only game in town.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 May 2026
  • Drones are a major threat to commercial flight safety today.
    Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
  • To use a commercial degreaser, spray it on a clean microfiber cloth and wipe the area until the oil is gone.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 June 2026
  • When it was built, the mall was part of a trend among commercial builders to create mini downtowns for cities that lacked them.
    Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • They were put on military planes and commercial flights having no idea where they were headed.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025

commercial

2 of 2 noun
  • Some might start an hour late to fly through commercials.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The commercial was then pulled from the air.
    Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • This is the top of commercials.
    Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • It's been a bunch of commercials.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • Sweeney asked in the commercial.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • No word yet on whether the commercial might make a comeback too.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 May 2026
  • Once again, the hosts soon needed to cut to commercial.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 June 2026
  • Though not open, the poster said a commercial was being filmed.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023
  • This new minute-long commercial will run for the next three weeks, says Riegle.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Like the pizza commercial, that's my big break.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Bellinger hopes to keep going big, with commercials.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Or the last cup of coffee in a new commercial for Dunkin’.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The event ran 15 hours, plus commercials.
    Charlotte Y. Levy, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The commercials show a burger cut in half and soaking in a pool of cheese sauce.
    Fielding Buck, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Like a good Tylenol commercial.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • And the boss at the time heard my voice on these different commercials.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • And [filming the commercial] was so fun!
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
  • And [filming the commercial] was so fun!
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
  • At least that’s what the TV commercial says.
    Anita Gosch, Oc Register, 19 Jan. 2026
  • To be sure, there are TV commercials, too.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The commercial told you that screening starts with a simple blood test.
    Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Roberts got her start in commercials before joining the hit show.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026
  • So, yeah, family is a big part of this commercial.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
  • But tweaking commercials may help to tamp down the problem.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 May 2026
  • Colleagues and fans were shocked — how could Zac sink so low, go mass commercial?
    Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Of course not, but that’s the whole point of the humorous commercial.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
  • There were no commercials or timeouts.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Since then, Jake has grown far beyond commercials.
    Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Then in the commercial, the flower crown is blooming.
    Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
  • But he's already moved on – to a tequila commercial.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026

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