Sentence examples for gimmick from from inspiring English sources

He said the Mr. Food nickname was inspired by the song "You Gotta Get a Gimmick" from the musical "Gypsy".

And there's that gimmick from "Up-Goer Five": the book is written using only the top thousand (or "ten hundred") words most commonly used in the English language.

Kermode says: "It's not just the next gimmick from the news service that brought us the woman who perched on a desk.

I want to ask Ed why he thought that borrowing a gimmick from THE OLD TESTAMENT would cut through with voters who saw him as dated and aloof.

Chris Leslie, the shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, dismissed the prime minister's announcement: "This is a desperate last-minute gimmick from the Tories which nobody will believe a word of.

Derived from the Yiddish word shtik, meaning "an act" or "a gimmick" (from the German Stück, for "piece"), it can also refer to an adopted persona that is consistently maintained.

We need more guarantees and less gimmicks from energy firms.

The majors have copied a few gimmicks from the minors, like having entertainment on the field between innings.

Mr. Avitabile has seen many gimmicks, from balloons to brownies with the applicant's name on them.

With Apple there's also whole range of textural gimmicks; from the glossy transparency of the unlock screen to the casino-inspired green beige of the Game Center.

Over the years, opera buffs have come to expect all sorts of pageantry and gimmicks from "Aida," from explosions to onstage livestock.