Example sentences for: tie-in

How can you use “tie-in” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Because of its unexpectedly gratuitous violence and grotesqueries, critics lay into this "merchandising tie-in in search of a movie" (David Ansen, Newsweek ). Its seemingly harmless plot: An avaricious toy manufacturer places vivifying microchips into action figures.

  • The soundtrack has been released, tie-in toys have gone on sale (1,500 shoppers showed up at FAO Schwarz's Manhattan store on Monday morning), thousands of Web sites have cropped up, and lines have formed at theaters.

  • (But beware of con men: No Hindu tradition includes formal tie-in with Pizza Hut.)

  • There are two types of evergreens: 1) an article without a direct tie-in to the day's news (e.g., "Traffic on the Rise in Metro Area"); and 2) a story that recurs regularly (e.g., "Elderly Threatened by Record Heat").

  • The WSJ reports that when the soon-to-be-released "Small Soldiers" got assigned a stiffer-than-expected PG-13 rating two months ago, Burger King was left with a marketing tie-in promotion of action figure toys designed for kids who wouldn't be seeing the movie.


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