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 • Dec. 23, 2018

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

From Economist • Oct. 26, 2017

This ravishing excrescence reminded me of a shipwreck-themed Alexander McQueen show from 2002, which opened with a video of a drowning girl.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 21, 2016

They say he may at any moment, as the excrescence in his throat may increase, and then he would suffocate.

From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Waddington, Mary King