How to Use publicist in a Sentence

publicist

noun
  • In 1943, she was hired to be the publicist for the Ice Capades.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Noah Reid will be on the video call in a minute, his publicist tells me.
    — Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Bob Merlis, the band’s publicist, confirmed the death but did not give a cause.
    — Washington Post, 29 July 2021
  • 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 show has grossed more than $1 billion worldwide, a publicist for the show said.
    — New York Times, 14 June 2022
  • The six-song EP will be released Sept. 27, a publicist said.
    — John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 25 July 2024
  • 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 news was confirmed by his publicist in a statement to TMZ.
    — Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
  • The band’s publicist confirmed Freed’s death to Rolling Stone.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2022
  • That's three more than the record set by Karla Sofía Gascón's publicist.
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The death was announced in a statement by his publicist, Bob Merlis.
    — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Jones’s publicist informed the world of his death, at the age of 91, on November 3.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
  • 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 | [email protected], 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
  • For the first time in their long career, the duo has their own publicist and own manager.
    — Jon Bream, Star Tribune, 9 July 2021
  • 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
  • The cause was lung cancer, said Jerry Brown, her publicist and friend.
    — New York Times, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Through his publicist, Burns declined to comment on the NEH cuts.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Lines for tickets stretched for two blocks, her publicist told the Republic at the time.
    — Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2021
  • In court, Spacey said he was pressured by his publicist to make that statement.
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Here’s the full list of tour dates confirmed by Cooper’s publicist.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 17 May 2021
  • Freeman’s publicist confirmed the episode in an email to AL.com, but didn’t add any details to the story.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 21 June 2021
  • Also, often a celebrity’s publicist wants to get ahead of the news.
    — Madison Feller, ELLE, 30 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • Make fun of your profession, make fun of your peers, definitely make fun of your publicists and also capture all of that and not seem like an a—hole.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025

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