outrageousness

Example Sentences

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To appreciate fully the outrageousness of this fishing expedition, remember the original setting for the Smith probe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

When he was forced off the council by term limits in 2003, Times columnist Patt Morrison said L.A. would be losing “a 16-year franchise on outrageousness, showboating and chutzpah.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

Yeah, with a bit of outrageousness, doing things that his base of support—voters of color in Brooklyn—is going to look favorably on.

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2023

Their point is serious, but they relish bringing satire and outrageousness to the fight.

From BBC • May 19, 2023

That Nicholas had lost his youthful outrageousness did not surprise Obinze; what surprised him was the loss of even the smallest memory of it.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie