euphuism

Example Sentences

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"We're losing the war," he insists, adding with a flourish of Romneyesque euphuism: "The Viet Nam tail is wagging our global dog."

From Time Magazine Archive

Above all, none of the grandiosity and architectural euphuism of the American "signature" museum.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the first place it appears that the part played by Berners in the history of euphuism has been considerably under-estimated.

From John Lyly by Wilson, John Dover

This brief survey of the framework of euphuism is far from being an exhaustive analysis.

From John Lyly by Wilson, John Dover

The style of the Filocopo was new; and in spite, or perhaps because of, its euphuism, it had a decided success.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington