Sentence examples for were touted from inspiring English sources

This year's Oscars were touted as many things.

The Scilly Isles and Balmoral were touted as possible boltholes.

Pieces by emerging designers were touted as blue chip investments.

Still, a few years ago they were touted proudly.

HG Wells and Arthur Conan Doyle were touted as referee, but declined.

In the 1980s, trans fats were touted as a healthier kind of fat to consume.

In the late sixties, estrogens were touted to women as their chance to be "feminine forever".

And Spain, France, Serbia and host Lithuania were touted as pretournament favorites.

The enthusiasm with which their shares were touted helped to feed past market booms and busts.

On both sides of the Iron Curtain, sports victories were touted as proof of ideological superiority.

"Hedge funds were touted as being smarter than everyone else," Mr. Geisst said.