garish
Example Sentences
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In concert, she’s powerful, hardly a princess of perfection but gorgeously garish, a fun and funny powerhouse provocateur, dripping in costumes, onstage audience members and sweat.
From Los Angeles Times
I squinted at the garish green-striped bell-bottom pants and yellow knit top.
From Literature
Dozens of stores selling fireworks resembling flamethrowers and packaged in garish boxes saw little foot traffic on a weekday morning.
From Barron's
Although the world of the movie is heightened and beautifully garish, the romance is more grounded.
From Los Angeles Times
She heads to an unnamed city in the south of Europe, where her garish clothes draw ridicule.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
