outre
Example Sentences
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That may have been outré to a middle and high-schooler trying to be cool, but at some point post-college, the Chili Peppers became synonymous with sweaty fools passing out in strip mall parking lots.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
Yet Keaton’s off-kilter taste—reflected elsewhere in her rambling dialogue delivery and outré fashion sense—is in evidence in her attraction to the strange personalities asked to ruminate on the hereafter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
In the ’80s, when Boy George or Billy Idol were coming through Lorenzo’s boutique to buy the latest outré designs from Europe, the sales staff at a store would be your guides.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025
Without food, Bong’s work would lose the indelible humanity that even his most outré, provocative films hold as a point of pride.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025
Some were very outré, coarse and vulgar, but two of them were agreeable and very civil.
From A Sailor of King George by Bevan, A. Beckford
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
