lurid

Example Sentences

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In such a crowded online market, the more lurid the claims the better: Often, they are preceded by “trigger warnings” of graphic content.

From The Wall Street Journal

But there was much more enthusiasm from the Telegraph's Robbie Collin, who awarded a maximum five stars, lauding it as "resplendently lurid, oozy and wild."

From BBC

ANL has strongly denied claims made against its journalism calling them "lurid" and "preposterous".

From Barron's

The crab has laid lurid orange eggs inside its long-dead host.

From Barron's

But facts were easily eclipsed by lurid speculation, particularly when Short’s nickname was made public: The Black Dahlia was, after all, the perfect moniker for a femme fatale.

From The Wall Street Journal