gaudiness
Example Sentences
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It stands as a subtle rebuke to contemporary excess and gaudiness, etched like salt spray on the sparse landscape: silent, transparent, elemental.
From New York Times
The gaudiness struck him as grotesque; the biblical term “mammon” came to mind.
From New York Times
“I think the gaudiness of both cultures may have inspired my aesthetic,” Awad said.
From Los Angeles Times
The old-guard pen scene, like the cigar aficionados, appreciates a certain gaudiness.
From New York Times
In Japan, public displays of gaudiness tend to be frowned upon, and an often-quoted adage says a nail that sticks up gets pounded down.
From Los Angeles Times
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