lowbrow

Example Sentences

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The latest chapter in the lowbrow but lucrative "Minions" franchise debuted atop the North American box office this weekend, edging out another popular animation series in "Toy Story," industry estimates showed Sunday.

From Barron's • Jul. 5, 2026

Mr. Kominek is more difficult to read; his comedy roots are showing and his role, as written, is less a well-defined character than a vehicle for lowbrow humor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Highbrow or lowbrow, we have gathered here to serve humanity’s darkest impulses.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

Of course, he’d likely do all that during a campaign while continuing his lowbrow online jabbing, since the online world remains a parallel reality where anything goes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Eliminating those unfamiliar with the Stooges’ slapstick, physical, lowbrow comedy, I found that an overwhelming 8 percent of my sample admitted to such an indulgence.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos