gaudy

Example Sentences

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Investors are suddenly very nervous about the gaudy sums tech giants are spending on AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

In a letter to critic George Jean Nathan, he described the conclusion as “merely the comma at the end of a gaudy introductory clause, with the body of the sentence still unwritten.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

New casinos sprang up, alongside gaudy, luxury hotels and apartment blocks.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

The compensation is unprecedented, but investors have chosen this type of gaudy compensation for Musk in the past.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

It was rather like the adipose fin of a fish, but gaudy.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White