outlandishness

Example Sentences

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The gentle dramas of Kelly Reichardt, the body horror of David Cronenberg and the outlandishness of Tom Green’s “Freddy Got Fingered” all come up as sign posts.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024

Early in the “Mission: Impossible” series, the outlandishness of the movies’ plots and Cruise’s equally fantastical stunts started to make him seem less than human.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2023

Tacopina insisted that the outlandishness meant that the assault was a fiction; Carroll argued that the outlandishness is precisely what had made the assault possible.

From Washington Post • May 2, 2023

Chloé Gay Brewer and Casey Long, who perform these roles, are game troupers up for any outlandishness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023

The ladies giggle and the gentlemen chuckle at his outlandishness.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton