pulpy

Example Sentences

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Written by Matthew Parkhill, with Guy Ritchie — who directed Robert Downey Jr. in two steroidal Holmes films — helming some episodes, it’s pulpy and nutty and preposterous, mostly in a good way.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Snake is a wonderfully pulpy, instantly iconic creation, an outcast adventurer reeking of sweat and post-Vietnam cynicism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

But this is proper Serena van der Woodsen stuff, the kind of pulpy insanity that Lively cut her teeth on.

From Salon • May 3, 2025

Described by the Guardian as a "deliciously pulpy supernatural soap opera", the TV version was part of a craze for vampire stories that also included Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twilight and True Blood.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

The wood of the little boat would look soft and grey, pulpy in places.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier