turgid

Example Sentences

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Rangers' domestic results are improving under new head coach Rohl, but the quality of the football is still turgid.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

Galthie recalled Gael Fickou in midfield, with locks Thibaud Flament and Emmanuel Meafou the other changes from last Saturday's turgid win over Fiji.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

Though Godard later came to be synonymous with turgid, obtuse cinema, “Nouvelle Vague” is the opposite: a sprightly, effervescent ode to moviemaking as semi-controlled mischief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Mr. Dennett combined a wide range of knowledge with an easy, often playful writing style to reach a lay public, avoiding the impenetrable concepts and turgid prose of many other contemporary philosophers.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2024

They were like turgid animals who did things mechanically.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya