excrescence

Example Sentences

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The ceiling was unbreached, the man said, and added, a little starchily, that the excrescence clearly was what it appeared to be.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2021

Things didn't improve from there, with the Observer calling it "shameless excrescence" in 2017.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2020

Its head is a sculptural confection of broken cycles, its rear a writhing excrescence of black rubber loops.

From Economist • Oct. 26, 2017

“It is the most absorbing of occupations, the least satisfying of desires, an aimless excrescence upon life. It annihilates a man.”

From The Guardian • Sep. 14, 2016

I have also omitted two short episodes—that of the cnumh or reptile of Corca Divna, as a mere excrescence; and Finn's expedition to Scotland for aid against Dermat.

From Old Celtic Romances by Unknown