flowery language
Example Sentences
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"Zhao's ban has been served and he is perfectly entitled to be competing again, but I've found the flowery language since his return somewhat befuddling given the circumstances," said snooker journalist Nick Metcalfe.
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
In private, President Joe Biden reportedly uses highly descriptive and flowery language to describe Donald Trump.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2024
Watch out for poor spelling or grammar, overly flowery language and phrases that don’t make sense.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2022
The clerk, Scott Harris, read out the commission from parchment, its flowery language granting Justice Kavanaugh the privileges of a justice “during his good behavior.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2018
I always assumed, on account of the flowery language, that Hamlet took place around 1400, since everything in England takes place in 1400.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
