tawdriness
Example Sentences
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In reality, it’s a bit of a down-the-middle thriller that flirts with tawdriness as it presents the inner workings of the highly secretive Vatican.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024
Jerry Springer, whose chaotic talk show set a new standard for tawdriness on American TV, died yesterday.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
So perhaps this tawdriness is what we desire somewhere in the back of our mind?
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2018
The media coverage of this case was, and remains, almost unparalleled in its tawdriness.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 11, 2016
His clothes were too fine, despite their tawdriness, his sword hilt too much in evidence.
From Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' by Charles Edward Pearce
