How to Use self-promotion in a Sentence

self-promotion

noun
  • My self-promotion built that bridge.
    — Bozoma Saint John, Time, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Two years ago, that line would have been a drastic self-promotion.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2024
  • That does not mean self-promotion in a negative sense.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Nathan’s is also not shy about its original goal of self-promotion.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
  • Davis was not a big talker or much into self-promotion, and teammates as well as the fan base loved him for it.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
  • Legend wasn’t the only coach to resort to flashy self-promotion.
    — USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Their home life became part of the self-promotion that often found its way into his reports.
    — Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
  • But all that self-promotion costs money, and the next sheriff will have to remove every bit of it.
    — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2024
  • The truth is that getting noticed doesn't require self-promotion.
    — Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • And at what point does self-promotion become self-indulgent?
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 8 May 2026
  • No hype men, no special guests, no gratuitous self-promotion.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
  • For all five women on stage, the subject of self-promotion was deeply personal.
    — Carita Rizzo, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
  • And can any amount of coaching, self-promotion or community get you there?
    — Travis Diehl, New York Times, 28 May 2024
  • Many women have been raised to be agreeable, to be nice, and to avoid anything that can be perceived as self-promotion.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • His run was a masterclass in self-promotion and character work.
    — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The lack of accountability and quick pivot to self-promotion was not a good look.
    — Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The first is conflating selling with self-promotion.
    — Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • Not self-promotion but thought leadership.
    — Gina Riley, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • No happening is too solemn, in this world, for a heaping portion of unabashed self-promotion.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Here are some tips for making self-promotion feel less awkward and self-centered, and more authentic.
    — Chelsea Tobin, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In this framing, what could feel like self-promotion instead comes across as useful knowledge the whole team can apply.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • People use information as leverage and even mild self-promotion all the time.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 29 May 2023
  • In those years, RuPaul was in a constant state of creative self-promotion.
    — Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024
  • This week saw an example of some missing details in its self-promotion that ought to be highlighted.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Her doing so may have seemed like a crassly commercial exercise in self-promotion to some.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The end of the actors strike will almost certainly open up the floodgates on celebrity self-promotion.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2023
  • This widens the talent pool to include high performers who aren’t optimized for self-promotion.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • What distinguished Fetchit from many of his contemporaries was his gift for self-promotion.
    — Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Instead of reacting with silent anger or self-promotion, expand on the discussion.
    — Chris Lipp, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • And on Threads, the language is friendly, trendy internet slang—with a side of self-promotion and brand-on-brand chatter.
    — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 19 July 2023

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