: orally communicated
also
: generated from or reliant on oral publicity
word-of-mouth customers
a word-of-mouth business
: oral communication
especially
: oral often inadvertent publicity
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Examples of word-of-mouth in a Sentence
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Ebony Flake, Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
Musk and Tesla have often dismissed traditional forms of promotion, relying instead on word-of-mouth, referral programs, and the starpower of its chief executive to attract customers.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
The shop is popular with Guyanese Canadians seeking a taste of home, but word-of-mouth recommendations have expanded the clientele to include people of all ethnicities from across the city.
—Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
The footprint expanded over time to accommodate its word-of-mouth local popularity and ever-lengthening waiting list.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
Acing the interview can lead to positive word-of-mouth, potentially opening doors for future opportunities.
—Ebony Flake, Essence, 19 Mar. 2024
By stacking quality products alongside an authentic narrative at the budtender level, brands can capture the nation’s collective heart through word-of-mouth endorsements.
—Mario Naric, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2024
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie defied early expectations last year to become a word-of-mouth hit by resonating with China’s young urban women, while actor-director Jia Ling’s recent boxing transformation drama YOLO is the country’s biggest blockbuster this year with a total of $470 million in ticket sales.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2024
That’s only down 33% from a week ago, continuing a triumphant run boosted by spectacular word-of-mouth and premium large-format business.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
The program’s sterling reputation and word of mouth among local high school players serves the team well.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
From word of mouth recommendation, a lot of people enjoy oils to alleviate pain for things before bed or sitting in one spot all day, while others who do more active things that aggravate symptoms use a topical.
—Chrono Therapeutics, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Whatever the case, Godzilla x Kong has proven itself more than worthy of those audience dollars, and word of mouth is spreading the news.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
In interviews and surveys, those voters indicated an unawareness about his administration’s accomplishments, something a word of mouth campaign on TikTok could alleviate.
—Anjali Huynh, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Often, bidet sales spread just through word of mouth.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
The rest of her clients have found her through other social media apps, internet searches and word of mouth.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024
Oh: Something that models and predictions can’t ever take into account is word of mouth.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
Adjective
But, for those who discover brands early on; whose consistent purchases, crowdfunding contributions, and word-of-mouth endorsements contribute to a growing buzz, the resulting sense of pride and ownership is, perhaps, fair.
—Ebony Flake, Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
Musk and Tesla have often dismissed traditional forms of promotion, relying instead on word-of-mouth, referral programs, and the starpower of its chief executive to attract customers.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
The shop is popular with Guyanese Canadians seeking a taste of home, but word-of-mouth recommendations have expanded the clientele to include people of all ethnicities from across the city.
—Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
The footprint expanded over time to accommodate its word-of-mouth local popularity and ever-lengthening waiting list.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
Acing the interview can lead to positive word-of-mouth, potentially opening doors for future opportunities.
—Ebony Flake, Essence, 19 Mar. 2024
By stacking quality products alongside an authentic narrative at the budtender level, brands can capture the nation’s collective heart through word-of-mouth endorsements.
—Mario Naric, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2024
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie defied early expectations last year to become a word-of-mouth hit by resonating with China’s young urban women, while actor-director Jia Ling’s recent boxing transformation drama YOLO is the country’s biggest blockbuster this year with a total of $470 million in ticket sales.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2024
That’s only down 33% from a week ago, continuing a triumphant run boosted by spectacular word-of-mouth and premium large-format business.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
Noun phrase
Zhang said the company has a couple dozen prospective customers who heard of him through word of mouth.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
The program’s sterling reputation and word of mouth among local high school players serves the team well.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
From word of mouth recommendation, a lot of people enjoy oils to alleviate pain for things before bed or sitting in one spot all day, while others who do more active things that aggravate symptoms use a topical.
—Chrono Therapeutics, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Whatever the case, Godzilla x Kong has proven itself more than worthy of those audience dollars, and word of mouth is spreading the news.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
In interviews and surveys, those voters indicated an unawareness about his administration’s accomplishments, something a word of mouth campaign on TikTok could alleviate.
—Anjali Huynh, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Often, bidet sales spread just through word of mouth.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
The rest of her clients have found her through other social media apps, internet searches and word of mouth.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024
Oh: Something that models and predictions can’t ever take into account is word of mouth.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
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