How to Use publicity stunt in a Sentence

publicity stunt

noun
  • What kind of publicity stunt takes six years?
    — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
  • But as of right now, this is just the best-case scenario, but this is not a publicity stunt.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
  • This isn’t some union publicity stunt.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The singer’s team called the suit a bogus and absurd publicity stunt.
    — Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • There were 55 of them made, and Chrysler rolled them out as a sort of publicity stunt.
    — Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The flooding is not a publicity stunt.
    — Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Neither would ever take part in a publicity stunt.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Neither would ever take part in a publicity stunt.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Neither would ever take part in a publicity stunt.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • But that doesn’t mean laser-tattooing fruit is only a publicity stunt.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune Europe, 31 May 2024
  • In fact, the ball drop itself started as a sort of publicity stunt for the newspaper.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
  • This is far more than just a publicity stunt as both entities are very invested in the future of these kids.
    — Vitas Carosella, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Some of the Russian’s followers thought the breakup was staged as a publicity stunt.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
  • But Lakkiss dismissed the meeting as little more than a publicity stunt.
    — Yarden Segev, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
  • There is no point investing in a publicity stunt when your service behind does not honor the promise made.
    — Suneeta Motala, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • This legislation is a publicity stunt from a politician eager to make a name for himself.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Pritzker quickly sent out a statement blasting Noem’s event as a publicity stunt.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
  • Cardi later denied rumors that their latest breakup was a publicity stunt.
    — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Some likely assumed a publicity stunt.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
  • The publicity stunt takes inspiration from the viral costume memes that both brands have tapped into in recent years.
    — Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Many may think this is simply a publicity stunt, but the state of Texas is sanctioning this as a professional fight.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Skeptics wonder why such an elusive creature would pop a squat by a train route frequented by hundreds of tourists if not for a prank or a publicity stunt.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Of course, the matter is likely a publicity stunt or a bit of whimsy, rather than a serious attempt to use robots to beg for money.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The first ball drop in 1907 was a publicity stunt for the newspaper after fireworks were banned.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Steve Rubell, as a sort of publicity stunt, had started turning away celebrities in order to make the newspapers.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Critics might dismiss a woman’s bid for a four-minute mile as unlikely, a publicity stunt or a mere lab experiment.
    — Jeré Longman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Bambaataa’s lawyer dismissed that accusation as a publicity stunt by someone trying to sell a book.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, one of the most positive recent changes to the bridge was a publicity stunt from a porta-potty company.
    — Curbed, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Officially known as Richard Booth, the man clearly knew the power of a good publicity stunt.
    — Abbie Kozolchyk, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2024
  • But for those who’d been toiling away on humanoid robots for decades, Musk’s announcement was something more than a publicity stunt.
    — James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025

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