euphuism

Example Sentences

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

From Time Magazine Archive

"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

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

That lady was considered most proficient in euphuism who could keep up longest these chains of similes taken out of fabulous natural history.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various

On the other hand, it is possible to trace a feeling towards euphuism among writers who were quite outside this group.

From John Lyly by Wilson, John Dover