: 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
Examples of word-of-mouth in a Sentence
Adjective
not having the money to run ads, the restaurant relies on word-of-mouth publicity
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Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Maximizing viewership, engagement, word-of-mouth and, for lack of a better word, hype means more in an era in which a brand’s image can supersede its substantive output.
—Maximo Bratter, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2025
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
Crowdsourcing Consumer Information Another aspect of this that came up is the ability of the agents to put together their people’s experiences, and share them, to automate word of mouth.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Adjective
Happy customers lead to repeat business and positive word-of-mouth.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Maximizing viewership, engagement, word-of-mouth and, for lack of a better word, hype means more in an era in which a brand’s image can supersede its substantive output.
—Maximo Bratter, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2025
Noun phrase
Once word of mouth started to spread that the club was improving, more and more athletes started to join.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
Crowdsourcing Consumer Information Another aspect of this that came up is the ability of the agents to put together their people’s experiences, and share them, to automate word of mouth.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for word-of-mouth
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“Word-of-mouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word-of-mouth. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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