lurid

Example Sentences

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But there was much more enthusiasm from the Telegraph's Robbie Collin, who awarded a maximum five stars, lauding it as "resplendently lurid, oozy and wild."

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

The media group has firmly denied the allegations, calling them "lurid" and "preposterous".

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

From there, he went on to host the lurid reality show “Fear Factor,” holding court while contestants were swarmed by rats or sipped expired egg nog.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

This case might serve valuable public interests by discouraging this kind of lurid oversharing and by beginning to push back a bit on the idea that there’s nowhere to hide.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

She had been imagining the scene of a crime, a Gothic cathedral, whose flamboyant vaulting would be flooded with brazen light of scarlet and indigo from a stained-glass backdrop of lurid suffering.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan