outrageous
Example Sentences
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"It certainly seems like content that is more outrageous, novel, or weird, gets more engagement."
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
It is "absolutely outrageous" they have been detained, he added.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Afterward, Lam embarked on “what only can be described as an outrageous and exorbitant spending spree,” Stratton said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
Driven to distraction by his outrageous statements, they lose the capacity to focus on their own interests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Now, anybody who knew Mr. Wilson would expect his granddaughter to be smart, but Kitty was outrageous.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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