How to Use promote in a Sentence

promote

verb
  • Good soil promotes plant growth.
  • The army major was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
  • The marketing department is busy promoting the new line of men's clothes for fall.
  • The team have been promoted to the First Division.
  • He was promoted to senior editor.
  • The school distributed pamphlets promoting good dental hygiene.
  • The island is being promoted as a destination for romantic getaways.
  • Mediators were present to promote dialogue.
  • They were not allowed to be promoted above the rank of sergeant.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The four tips above can also help promote a healthy skin pH.
    April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The actor is keen to promote the idea that such transparency is a good thing.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 8 May 2023
  • Stars refused to promote their projects and some movies tanked at the box office.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
  • The right-wing media will be out there promoting Trump’s lies and telling their own lies about Biden.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 18 Sep. 2023
  • All three have promoted the lie about the 2020 election being stolen.
    Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The group needs to promote the sport to a level where even the most casual fan knows there will be a new team here in two years.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
  • After three years, he was promoted to head coach and led the team to the Kelly Cup Finals in his first year.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
  • The Braves promoted Dodd as the 27th player for the doubleheader.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2023
  • These trunks are being used to promote the idea of wearing them outdoors as well.
    Maverick Li, menshealth.com, 13 June 2023
  • If Sunderland were to be promoted to the Premier League, watch out for him!
    Adam England, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
  • His new employer gave him a record, told him to take it to radio stations to promote.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Jan. 2024
  • So, crooks recruit people who tend to inspire trust to help promote their scheme.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023
  • True collectors aspire to promote culture and will always be a part of the art world.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The two actors were on hand to promote their new movie, Maggie Moore(s), which Slattery directed and Hamm stars in.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2023
  • The star decided to switch up her look before promoting her new project, choosing to go for a fiery red bob.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Secret of Us tour promoting her sophomore album of the same name.
    Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
  • While promoting the film across the globe, Waller-Bridge is donning a red carpet wardrobe worthy of a blockbuster.
    André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 26 June 2023
  • The third stage is scratching, which happens three years after the cork is stripped and is done to promote future cork extraction.
    Gabriella Sotelo, Treehugger, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The pair appeared together on the red carpet to promote A Good Person in the spring following their breakup.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Parton, officials said, has used her platform to promote peace and understanding.
    Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
  • By its sixth season, she was promoted to co-executive producer alongside Rick Berman and Michael Pillar.
    Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 27 Oct. 2024

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