sales pitch

British  

noun

1. an argument or other persuasion used in selling

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sales pitch Idioms  

1. A line of talk that attempts to persuade someone of something, as in Let's hear your latest sales pitch for energy conservation. This term uses the noun pitch in the sense of “a talk,” or more literally, a throwing of words at one. [Slang; late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

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sales pitch

Carr’s documentary closes by showcasing the sisterhood shared by the women who survived “The Swan” – women seduced by a sales pitch predicated on the assumption that cosmetic surgery would change their lives.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

However, listening to Saylor make his sales pitch to the men filling the expo hall, I understood why people kept giving him money.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

“It is our job to sift through the sales pitch to determine what is real and what is bluster,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

For Brian Roemmele, an entrepreneur and figure in the AI sector, it amounts to a sales pitch delivered just weeks before Anthropic is likely to take shares public.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Even, I wonder, if the lies are part of the sales pitch the company has taught you?

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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