Example Sentences

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“It’s a potluck of pithy self-expression simmering with whimsy, narcissism, voyeurism, hucksterism, tedium and sometimes useful information,” Associated Press technology writer Michael Liedtke wrote in a 2009 story about the company.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2022

His deadpan attitude was another valuable antidote to the natural hucksterism of his bandmates.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2021

But perhaps most important, there is his classic hucksterism, and his synoptic U.S.P. — unique selling proposition.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2021

With that comes plenty of eye-rolling hucksterism, sure, but also, over time, progress.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2021

Barnum-style hucksterism in the fields of UFOlogy and conspiratology.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2020