florid

Example Sentences

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He uses the plot as a trellis on which his sometimes florid characters can bloom, even as their choices quicken and thicken the plot.

From New York Times

That's what "Star Wars" has always been about — if you look beyond the florid speeches about searching one's feelings.

From Salon

I saw the new king marching in the street just a few feet away, his florid face a mask of grief and determination.

From Salon

“When you read the letters — and there are two thick volumes — you realize he is much more fragile, more florid, sometimes obsequious to rich people, a bit stalker-y to women, often depressed.”

From New York Times

Those in the crowd and those of us here observing them are witnessing first-hand the British constitution, florid in its decoration and freighted with history, exposed to a global sunlight like never before.

From BBC