How to Use razzle-dazzle in a Sentence

razzle-dazzle

noun
  • But craft beer is much more than stouts, sours and other hops-and-malt razzle-dazzle.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • And some fajitas don’t even rely on the razzle-dazzle of a steaming plate at all.
    Emily Heil, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The two connected for a 42-yard gain — adding a razzle-dazzle wrinkle to the string of big plays given up by the Aztecs defense this season.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
  • But true Broadway razzle-dazzle never goes out of style.
    EW.com, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The turnaround started with razzle-dazzle as Slovis threw a long lateral to Parker Kingston on the right edge.
    Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Step right up to experience the razzle-dazzle of a circus, live on Broadway.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The same goes for his appetite: As with his razzle-dazzle style, the King's culinary tastes ventured into the flamboyant and idiosyncratic.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 24 July 2023
  • While the stock rose ~40% (S & P +4%) over the last month, mostly driven by ‘razzle-dazzle’ headlines as most fundamentals remain weak.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 15 July 2024
  • Making illusions without any of the patter, the showmanship, the razzle-dazzle?
    Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 20 June 2023
  • Second, all that razzle-dazzle takes a serious toll in the form of wildfires, poor air quality, pollution, and wildlife trauma.
    Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 2 July 2024
  • The season encompasses more than just some of the best big-band music around, but also stories of jazz artists old and new, a beloved Christmas TV special, the geekiness of video games and the razzle-dazzle of Tinseltown.
    Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
  • In the kitchen itself, the razzle-dazzle of Hollywood Regency dominates.
    Michelle Duncan, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Madonna’s Celebration tour is a messy victory lap that needs more razzle-dazzle.
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
  • In recent years, MTV Books has abided, at least publicly, in a quiet lull, without marketing razzle-dazzle or new releases.
    Hazlitt, 4 May 2022
  • Because tourists favor spectacle — and shows now desperately need them in order to run long enough to break even — producers can fall into a razzle-dazzle arms race.
    Boris Kachka, Vulture, 16 May 2024
  • Advertisement SoFi Stadium has become the set piece for every big pop spectacle of our time, a place where backing tracks are a prerequisite for the razzle-dazzle required.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
  • Imagine the Las Vegas strip, with all its dopamine-pumping music, flashing lights, and psychological razzle-dazzle — then insert every kind of gadget and tech tool imaginable on top of it all.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The typical Holiday–Wilson tempo is a kind of medium-pace chug—neither outright swing nor an invitation to the blues; an alloy in which are cast jazz smarts and a more accessible razzle-dazzle.
    Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Additionally, the nation hoped that a dash of international sports razzle-dazzle would help launder its dismal human rights record.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 10 May 2023
  • The annual ceremony centers musical theater, hoping that razzle-dazzle song and dance numbers will inspire viewers to get up off their couches and come visit Broadway.
    Michael Paulson, New York Times, 23 May 2023
  • Fox, from its earliest days under the talk-show producer turned political operative Roger Ailes, cultivated a sense of razzle-dazzle.
    James Poniewozik, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Dialing up the razzle-dazzle was a big emphasis for executive producer Salli Richardson-Whitfield, who directed the Season 2 premiere and its final two episodes.
    Variety, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Together, the three stars perfectly encapsulated a glitzy, razzle-dazzle holiday spirit.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2023

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