How to Use infomercial in a Sentence

infomercial

noun
  • Not to sound like a late-night infomercial, but that’s not all.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Mar. 2021
  • This show is not an infomercial.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
  • But, just like on a late night infomercial, this deal gets even better.
    — Richard Mann, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2019
  • The show was framed as news, but sounded to me more like an hour-long infomercial.
    — Lisa Shah, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Online stores have adopted tricks used by infomercials and home shopping networks for years.
    — CBS News, 23 Jan. 2020
  • As a child of the ‘90s, I was raised during primetime for infomercials.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2025
  • The origin story of his revulsion involves a late-night infomercial for a stick blender.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The effect is like an anti-anorexia infomercial.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
  • But Tobin is too principled to make an infomercial.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Horse auctions compete with the blare of product demos, sweepstakes, and endless loops of infomercials.
    — Lucas Graves, WIRED, 1 Feb. 2006
  • Santa appears and tells the gang that if a winner is not determined, an infomercial will air instead.
    — Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The infomercials sold convenience and health with a little fear-mongering about fat.
    — John Devore, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025
  • As with every one of these streaming infomercials, rumors and leaks have already spilled the beans on what’s likely to be announced.
    — Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Kardashian even poked fun at her lingerie brand Skims, with an infomercial for a figure-slimming line for dogs.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Oct. 2021
  • Body of Your Dreams deconstructs an infomercial about some sort of waist-slimming device.
    — David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, 14 Sep. 2017
  • The campaign features four print images, a closeup on each of four models, as well as a video inspired by eighties infomercials.
    — Glamour, 6 May 2019
  • Looking to escape his misery for a moment, Phelps sees an infomercial on the screen for incense and orders a box.
    — Nerisha Penrose, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2018
  • The stealthy infomercials of YouTube are not the same as those that take over cable channels when programming ends for the night.
    — Abby Ohlheiser, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2019
  • At first glance, the Stealth Core Trainer might remind you of a piece of workout gear from a late-night infomercial.
    — Sarah Klein, Health.com, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Another was an infomercial for a miniature staircase that people can put next to their ears at night, so that their dreams can come out and dance, to prevent headaches.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2020
  • In a set-up to a bit about his love for infomercials, Seinfeld asked the crowd to shout out guesses for his all-time favorite television show.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
  • Making the infomercial so compelling that the networks want to keep it on the air is precisely what convention planners are aiming for.
    — Doyle McManus Los Angeles Times (tns), Star Tribune, 13 Aug. 2020
  • Green Bay Packers The old school infomercial brought nostalgia.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
  • The top entry, a site called All Business Network, was accused of being a stealth infomercial.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2024
  • That price makes Melania arguably the most expensive infomercial in history.
    — Bob Mondello, NPR, 30 Jan. 2026
  • He was brought in to turn around the purveyor of infomercials that were once a staple of cable TV—no easy feat in the age of streamers and social video.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 June 2023
  • In a sense, the show was the connective tissue that brought all the areas of their brand together — a long infomercial that blended business with personal.
    — Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Indeed, Fox Nation on Wednesday unveiled a new series led by Miller that looks at infomercials.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Jan. 2024
  • But the strain the case has put on the Baldwins is palpable, and perhaps the most authentic element of this snoozy infomercial of a reality show.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Like the space bags of infomercials past, this more aesthetic option flattens almost completely, leaving plenty of room for potential souvenirs.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026

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