GIMMICK in a Sentence

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1. The pretty girl on the cover of the pictorial is just a sales gimmick.
2. The promise of lower taxation may have been just an election gimmick to gain votes.

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 Meanings and Examples of GIMMICK
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gimmick
 n.  gadget; device employed to cheat, deceive, or trick; small object whose name does not come readily to mind
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1  The pretty girl on the cover of the pictorial is just a sales gimmick.
2  The promise of lower taxation may have been just an election gimmick to gain votes.
3  But while this gimmick is an interesting starting point, Trier and Scorsese would have to find a way to twist the story that makes it worth telling again.