How to Use shout-out in a Sentence
shout-out
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That’s the reason for the shout-out now.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2025
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And Richard Nixon gets a shout-out, too.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
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But a good chunk of her speech was a shout-out to the writers.
—Vulture, 7 May 2023
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Cher gave her boyfriend's son a sweet shout-out in her new memoir.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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And shout-out to all of the podcasters.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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So shout-out to the other guys who are getting their jobs done.
—Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Kevin gave his daughters a sweet shout-out during his speech.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
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And, Dafoe's home state got a quick shout-out of sorts during it.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
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High-performing teams don’t run on shout-outs and gift cards.
—Teresa Hopke, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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The first reader who names the spot gets a shout-out in the newsletter.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
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So yeah, major shout-out to ZIA.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 24 Jan. 2026
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But lower down in the post, the Boatyard thanked her for the shout-out.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
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And a big shout-out to our lovely friends in the South who recorded that for us.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
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Rocky even gives Taylor Swift a shout-out on the tune’s chorus.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2024
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Swift’s May 9 shout-out is for her return to tour after a two-month break.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2024
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Each took a few moments out of their weekend to give a special shout-out to the other.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026
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Toward the end of her speech, the actress gave another sweet shout-out to her kids.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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But other players got shout-outs from their teammates for being fun to play with in the game.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2024
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Special shout-out to the headbangers in the front row — unreal.
—jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
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And offered a shout-out to the organization that made it for eight straight years.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2024
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Recognition isn’t a plaque on the wall or a shout-out once a year at the company picnic.
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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First of all, huge shout-out to Beyoncé for even doing that project.
—Emanuel Okusanya, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
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Gordon, in the front seat of a Bentley, gives a shout-out to Lavish.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2023
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One of the colors — Hail Clay — features a special shout-out to his wife.
—Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 6 June 2025
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Also, shout-out to Quince for making this dress available in petite lengths.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026
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Also, just a shout-out to what great work David Rasche is doing on this series.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
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Several artists gave shout-outs to New Jersey.
—Michele Amabile Angermiller, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
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Mike Nassar, who's also the chef, also gave a huge shout-out to Ford in the post.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2023
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In total, Cleveland was one of the 15 styles of hot dogs that received a shout-out.
—Alex Darus, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2023
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The singer gave her daughter a shout-out from the stage as the cameras panned to Daisy in the audience.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
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