outre

Example Sentences

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“Woman” starts strong, with an account of “pachucas,” the rebellious and daringly dressed Mexican American girls who were Faderman’s junior high-school classmates in the 1950s, often forced to go to charm school or “juvi,” and with whom she sympathized, aware that her own sexuality made her outré: “a fugitive from the ideal.”

From New York Times

But Norton is also the author of three novels, and it is a surprise to discover how quiet and restrained they are, how far removed from his outré public persona.

From New York Times

Reviewing “Tartuffe” in The New York Times, Jesse Green praised Esparza’s “hilariously outré performance” in the title role and called the production “full of delight for our undelightful time.”

From New York Times

Bretaña, the fashion historian, said recycled fashion would likely emerge as the through-line in an otherwise atomized collection of trends, from the so-called Y2K aesthetic of baggy jeans and graphic T-shirts to ’70s platform shoes, cozy, neon-hued streetwear to outré skirt sets à la Fran Fine of “The Nanny” and Cher Horowitz of “Clueless.”

From Los Angeles Times

Merge, founded in 1989 by members of the punk band Superchunk, is more typically associated with earnest and outré guitar bands like Arcade Fire, Neutral Milk Hotel and Waxahatchee.

From New York Times