Sentence examples for advertising tried from inspiring English sources

The phrase "advertising tried" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express an attempt or effort related to advertising, but it lacks clarity and context.
Example: "The advertising tried to capture the audience's attention, but it fell flat."
Alternatives: "advertising attempted" or "advertising made an effort".

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He was independent of advertising, tried to dine anonymously, and before passing judgment would eat at least two meals (later three) that were paid for by The Times, not the restaurants.

Mr. Lazio, still buoyant after pressing Mrs. Clinton to accept the restrictions on soft-money advertising, tried to keep the issue alive by appearing at Battery Park with Senator John McCain, the Arizona Republican who has been a leader of campaign finance reform in Congress.

He organized and paid for a drive to collect signatures to get the issue on the ballot, and has, through television and direct mail advertising, tried to convince Floridians that the train is an answer to a problem that, many people here believe, is robbing the state of its quality of life.

(For more on the best ads of the Mad Men era, I suggest the book When Advertising Tried Harder, available on Amazon. It's a fantastic book).

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Although the cable and telephone companies spend huge sums of money on advertising trying to lure each others customers, they rarely compete on price.

And for truth in advertising, try the belly buster ($10.50), a six-egg omelet loaded with bacon, sausage, tomato, onions, mushrooms, peppers and a trio of cheeses.

Despite Google's TV advertising trying to persuade us otherwise, I've never met someone who says "OK Google…" before they attempt a task.

Advertising tries to capture the "now," and that makes it an oddly effective way for television dramas to examine the "then".

Now, with advertising trying to stand out on television, the Internet and mobile devices, choosing the right Broadway campaign often means finding a look that is flexible enough for different platforms, and one that also catches attention quickly.

Instead of using their "excess cash" to reduce health care costs, Mr. Lynch said, "hospitals spend it on advertising, trying to attract market share from each other, buying physician and laboratory practices across the state, and then increasing overhead charges to patients".

Every day tech is fighting billions spent in advertising trying to get me to crave soda or vitamin water instead of what my body actually needs.

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