How to Use publicist in a Sentence

publicist

noun
  • The cause of death was a heart attack, the publicist, Jeff Abraham, said.
    Elias Lopez, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Glo’s team takes turns at the range; her publicist’s attempt flies against the cage with a loud clang.
    Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 14 July 2023
  • Bob’s call was the first and only the publicist had received in the three silent weeks since sending out the tapes.
    Danny Klein, SPIN, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The idea, some think, is that publicists work behind the scenes to promote you, so they should be kept in the background.
    Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The death was announced in a statement by his publicist, Bob Merlis.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
  • There’s no word yet on who’ll be at the drum kit for Foo Fighters, and a publicist for the band declined to comment.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The publicist did not share details about the extent of Close's symptoms.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Could publicists picture your face on TV, your voice on the radio?
    Kevin Lozano, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023
  • His publicist, Jeff Abraham, said the cause was a heart attack.
    Clay Risen, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The cause of death was a heart attack, his publicist, Jeff Abraham, confirmed to Rolling Stone.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Food and beverage publicists begged not to be asked about it.
    Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 9 May 2023
  • Belafonte's wife was by his side at the time of his death on Tuesday, his publicist said.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The actress’ publicist, Merle Frimark, confirmed the news in a statement to EW.
    EW.com, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Here is the full text of the email to awards consultants and publicists, which includes the key dates pertaining to the SAG Awards season.
    Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023
  • But on the Oscars stage, politics appeared to take a backseat to publicists, for the most part.
    Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Swift’s publicist did not respond to requests to speak to the singer’s glam squad (who appear in the concert film’s credits).
    Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Bryan’s publicist did not respond to a request for comment, but the singer and Aldean have known each other for about 15 years.
    Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
  • That is arguably the hardest job in the world, besides being Kanye West’s publicist.
    Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The devil works hard, but Jonas' publicists work harder.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 6 Sep. 2023
  • His publicist, Jesse Cutler, said the cause was cancer.
    Neil Genzlinger, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2023
  • The seasoned actor passed away at the age of 61, due to an illness on Monday, as confirmed by his publicist.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 13 Dec. 2023
  • When the comment sparked a wave of chatter by fans and followed, the actor quickly felt compelled to reach out to his publicist.
    Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
  • His publicist, David E. Rudolph, announced the death but did not provide a cause or location.
    Clay Risen, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The host of the event was Max’s Mission, a nonprofit run by Julia Pinsky, a former publicist.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • However, his publicist at the time, Steve Honig, had an optimistic take on the matter.
    Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Her publicist told The Post then that the analysis was flawed because her jet was often loaned out to other people.
    Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Following the success of Clueless, the actor went to New York City seeking a publicist.
    Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
  • And upholding the reputation of artists was the job of publicists, not critics.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2024
  • While John wasn’t there to accept the award himself, due to a knee injury, the musician was honored by his publicist onstage.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Both were good publicists, self-promoters and had ingenious schemes to fund their own flights.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2024

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