outrageous
Example Sentences
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‘Regardless of whether or not the move is legal, it is certainly disgraceful, despicable, reprehensible, loathsome, outrageous and just plain truly pathetic,’ writes an L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
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
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
It was so outrageous a thing to say, it even made Rowan laugh.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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