outrageous

Example Sentences

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"It certainly seems like content that is more outrageous, novel, or weird, gets more engagement."

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Afterward, Lam embarked on “what only can be described as an outrageous and exorbitant spending spree,” Stratton said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Driven to distraction by his outrageous statements, they lose the capacity to focus on their own interests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The Syrian foreign ministry denounced the attack as "an outrageous assault on Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity" and called Israel's justification "flimsy pretexts and fabricated excuses".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

“Honestly, I didn’t know what to think after reading that outrageous story in the paper. The one about that policeman who had his windows painted black!”

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen