outrageous
Example Sentences
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She called the experience "extremely distressing and outrageous".
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
"It certainly seems like content that is more outrageous, novel, or weird, gets more engagement."
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Afterward, Lam embarked on “what only can be described as an outrageous and exorbitant spending spree,” Stratton said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
Driven to distraction by his outrageous statements, they lose the capacity to focus on their own interests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
He had searched for horses in Abbot’s Ford and Rannish, offering outrageous prices for even the most broken-down animals.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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