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

There is also, inevitably, a certain element of tawdriness.

From The Guardian • Mar. 12, 2017

When Hulk Hogan faced off in court against the Web site Gawker, earlier this year, it was easy to become distracted by the rococo tawdriness of the spectacle.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 11, 2016

Sir Edward Fry's Commission had none of the tinsel of big names nor the tawdriness of aristocratic apathy.

From The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent by Gordon, Home, Sir, Bart.