publicity stunt

noun

: something done just to get the attention of the public

Her antics on the show were just a publicity stunt.

Examples of publicity stunt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kruse and her co-conspirators are now on their fourth different set of lawyers in this dispute, and this is a disgusting publicity stunt by new counsel, as evidenced by the fact that the complaint and press release were sent to the press before the complaint was served. —Michaela Zee, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025

Another guest arrived wearing a mask of a pixelated ant, but his crypto company’s X account posted videos of him in the mask, so his getup was more of a publicity stunt than an attempt at disguise. —David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025

Glee star Kevin McHale said Cain's ICE ambitions are nothing more than a publicity stunt. —Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2025

This is a publicity stunt that comes in the middle of delicate diplomatic efforts to end the conflict. —Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025

Rhymes for publicity stunt

• affront
• confront
• exeunt
• forefront
• lakefront
• manhunt
• sederunt
• battlefront
• oceanfront
• riverfront
• waterfront
• blunt