How to Use popularity in a Sentence

popularity

noun
  • Due to the popularity of this sale, items may go in and out of stock.
    K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 11 July 2023
  • Over the past three years, the campaign has grown in popularity across the state.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 24 May 2023
  • Bring the popularity of the Wordle game off the screen and onto the table with this board game.
    Molly Allen, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Issues yet to be worked: Whether fees should be tied to the length and popularity of works.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
  • When the worlds of slime and ASMR collided, the popularity of both got a boost.
    Nicole Gull McElroy, WIRED, 13 July 2024
  • There were cameras and all that, and there was popularity that came about it with it.
    Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
  • The color has quickly boomed in popularity on the app, with users trying out the stone nails trend.
    Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The surge in popularity isn’t just about changes at the boardroom level, though.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Tiny Desk has risen to the heights of popularity, and is now a staple in today’s culture.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 18 June 2023
  • Despite its popularity, the preparation used to smoke out the kitchen, and it was removed from the menu.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024
  • In fact, Saks has seen the look's rise in popularity firsthand.
    Sam Peters, townandcountrymag.com, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Trump, in other words, is at or near an all-time high in popularity.
    G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Some of that came from 3-D screens, which have tapered off in popularity.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
  • To help support the project, Viña Montes is banking on the popularity of its oysters and sparkling wine tasting.
    Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Last month, The New York Times published a helpful guide to the slang terms growing in popularity online.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Gray kitchen finishes have surged in popularity over the past decade, and there's no sign of letting up.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Gravel cycling has been around for a long time but has soared in popularity over the last couple years.
    Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Nothing seems to waste them, just as nothing seems to dent the popularity of Vermeer.
    Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Meanwhile, her popularity away from the court knows no bounds.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024
  • But people in their 30s still sorting by popularity are more to be pitied than feared.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • There are even a few pairs of the Boston mule that kept selling out last year thanks to popularity among A-listers like Kendall Jenner.
    Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
  • With the right conditions and their growth in popularity, now is the perfect time to start a lotus garden.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2024
  • The penthouse isn't the first residence seen on Succession to hit the market since the show's rise in popularity.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 21 Apr. 2023
  • But there are a lot of people who aren’t seeing it as a battle, which may be a reason for its popularity.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Bazaar quickly grew in popularity, and Quant opened up a second shop in 1957.
    Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Fact: Hollywood quicksand peaked in popularity back in the 1960s—but how does the real stuff work?
    Rachel Feltman, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Lieberman’s strong support of the Iraq War had hurt his statewide popularity.
    Susan Haigh, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
  • This displays how many times the custom chatbot has been used and can help gauge popularity.
    Reece Rogers, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Shed hunters in the region are already eager to start collecting this spring, but with the growing popularity of shed hunting, wildlife managers in many western states are implementing new rules around it.
    Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Department stores are also a difficult group, and stocks that sell junk food are vulnerable as the popularity of GLP-1 weight loss drugs continues.
    Julie Coleman, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025

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