How to Use tout in a Sentence

tout

verb
  • People were touting outside the stadium.
  • People were touting tickets outside the stadium.
  • The company's stock is being touted by many financial advisers.
  • The company is running advertisements touting the drug's effectiveness.
  • Trump has touted Vought as the man for the job.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Oak, pine, maple, fig, date palm make their case by touting their strengths.
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Carter has been touted as the fastest player on the team.
    — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Stand your ground laws were touted as a way to keep people safe.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But its funds tout strong returns for investors.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
  • Trump has touted it as a success.
    — Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2026
  • To be sure, many devotees tout the trend with a half-joking air.
    — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Garmin touts its gaming features too.
    — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Proponents tout them as a faster option, but projects can still take years.
    — ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • For years, he’s been touted as the likely first overall pick in this draft.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • The website touts steep discounts for many drugs, compared to their list prices.
    — John Wilkerson, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Freeling isn’t merely touted for his size and strength.
    — Tracy Kimball, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Freeling isn’t merely touted for his size and strength.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Some had touted him as a future leader.
    — Yarden Segev, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
  • As the sun sets, divers return touting hundred-pound bags full of the day’s catch on their backs.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Warren touted what the show will depict.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Stewart is touting the ads and her early timing in the race.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Not every brand that touts itself as handmade truly means it.
    — Angela Tafoya, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026
  • The new press release appears to tout that same unflagging punk ethos.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The brand touts this as a way, for instance, of taking multiple pets to a dog or cat show.
    — Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2023
  • Mamdani quickly turned to social media to tout the move.
    — Leila Fadel, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
  • But the report touts a solution.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
  • Doctors are touting the same message.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Demuth touts her ability to work across party lines.
    — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • Trump has long touted himself as the peace candidate.
    — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Apple touts it as its slimmest phone offering ever.
    — James Powel, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025

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