The phrase "advertisements were distributed" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing the action of spreading or sharing advertisements to a target audience or location.
Example: "After the meeting, advertisements were distributed to all attendees to promote the upcoming event."
Alternatives: "ads were circulated" or "promotional materials were sent out."
Ms. Good also said she saw little distinction between Scholastic's InSchool program and a New York Times program in which copies of the newspaper, complete with advertisements, are distributed to schools for classroom use.
Selection of new fellows of high academic caliber and strong leadership potential is a key responsibility of the internal advisory board, and to secure the best available candidates, program advertisements are distributed widely, and fellows are chosen through a competitive, peer-reviewed process.
An advertisement was distributed to all Year 5 and 6 students, seeking their participation in one of two focus groups comprising 8 students, to discuss their reactions, experiences and attitudes about the clinical teaching they have received in HRH.
Marketing included television and print advertisements, promotional tie-ins, and online advertisements; demos were distributed among kiosks, hardware pack-ins, and on PlayStation: The Official Magazine demo discs; and images of the game were shown on Rugrats Fruit Snacks' boxes.
In some campaign materials and advertisements that were distributed by the Bush campaign and many more that were not, Mr. Bush was cast as an anti-abortion crusader, despite the fact that he had previously relegated the issue to the sidelines of his presidential quest.
Advertisement leaflets were distributed in the Southampton area and in a number of bowling clubs.
Participants were recruited throughout Switzerland by advertisements in print and electronic media and by flyers that were distributed in chiropractic practices.
Condoms were distributed.
It features luxury consumer products advertisements and is distributed to subscribers in large United States markets as well as throughout Europe and Asia.
Write another paragraph that makes suggestions about how your advertisement might be distributed most effectively.
