egregious

Example Sentences

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“That is how egregious and bold some of these fraudsters are,” Essayli said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Some went as far as suggesting they turn themselves into the police for their egregious assertions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

We nod along with them as we recall the egregious price we recently paid at the store for eggs and a gallon of milk.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Because these are the very areas that Xi, and the top leadership, have designated as critical, corruption linked to them is seen as particularly egregious.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

This is a conservative estimate, since the algorithm was able to identify only the most egregious form of cheating—in which teachers systematically changed students’ answers—and not the many subtler ways a teacher might cheat.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt