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Wondering how to use Puffery in a sentence? Below are 5 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as flattery.

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Puffery in a sentence

Puffery meaning

  1. An act of puffing.
  2. Excessive or false public praise.
  3. Superficial or insubstantial material; fluff.

Synonyms of Puffery

flattery

Related words

Other words often associated with Puffery or its synonyms:

compliment

Using Puffery

  • The main meaning on this page is: An act of puffing. | Excessive or false public praise. | Superficial or insubstantial material; fluff.
  • Useful related words include: flattery.

Context around Puffery

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

business 1× marketing 1× political 1×

Sentence patterns with Puffery

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as political puffery with no 1× basically marketing puffery 1× lies or puffery not to 1× of business puffery as they 1× period is puffery 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

despite this generation 1× he ridiculed the 1× she says many 1×

Common sentence endings:

basically marketing puffery 1× done here before 1× into the future 1× period is puffery 1× support their criticism 1×

Words around Puffery

Just before it in the word index:

puffers 10 pufferfish 10 puffer 68 puffed 82 puffballs 16 puffball 5

Just after it in the word index:

puffin 53 puffiness 11 puffing 55 puffins 29 puffs 65 puffy 88

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Puffery

  • In this selection, "puffery" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, business, marketing and political stand out and add context to how "puffery" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as political puffery with no and basically marketing puffery. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "puffery" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with puffery

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

She says many purportedly ESG financial investment products on the market are “basically marketing puffery”. (15 words)

One should not also take away the fact that one of the things that illustrate every political period is puffery. (20 words)

And ; not to pressure or polls, not to lies or puffery, not to partisanship or the old phrase “that’s never been done here before”. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Despite this generation’s many high-profile scandals (), few start-up founders, aside from Ms. Holmes, ever faced criminal charges for pushing the boundaries of business puffery as they disrupted us into the future. (34 words)

He ridiculed the BJP leaders’ criticism of the silence of the Congress leadership on the case, dubbing their remarks as “political puffery” with no substance or basis to support their criticism. (31 words)

And ; not to pressure or polls, not to lies or puffery, not to partisanship or the old phrase “that’s never been done here before”. (25 words)

Example sentences (5)

Despite this generation’s many high-profile scandals (), few start-up founders, aside from Ms. Holmes, ever faced criminal charges for pushing the boundaries of business puffery as they disrupted us into the future.

She says many purportedly ESG financial investment products on the market are “basically marketing puffery”.

He ridiculed the BJP leaders’ criticism of the silence of the Congress leadership on the case, dubbing their remarks as “political puffery” with no substance or basis to support their criticism.

And ; not to pressure or polls, not to lies or puffery, not to partisanship or the old phrase “that’s never been done here before”.

One should not also take away the fact that one of the things that illustrate every political period is puffery.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "puffery" in a sentence?
An example: "Despite this generation’s many high-profile scandals (), few start-up founders, aside from Ms. Holmes, ever faced criminal charges for pushing the boundaries of business puffery as they disrupted us into the future." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "puffery" from authentic English texts.
What does "puffery" mean?
Puffery means: An act of puffing.
What are synonyms of "puffery"?
Common synonyms of "puffery" include: flattery.
How many example sentences with "puffery" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "puffery", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.