outrageous

Example Sentences

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As attention-grabbing initiatives go, his pledge didn't seem especially outrageous when he made it.

From BBC

But as he clinched Olympic team gold for the Americans here, it wasn’t his outrageous jumps that drew the loudest gasps from the crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal

No one had ever suggested such outrageous behavior before and he knew Abby was considering whether or not to take his advice.

From Literature

But amid blizzards, subzero winds, outrageous acts of state terror and every other despair lurking in The Big Dark, it’s a readily accessible, harmonious cul-de-sac in an era of rampant tone deafness.

From Salon

Besson’s “Dracula” is over the top, highly stylized and speckled with outrageous creatures, visual effects and a plot that somehow connects Count Dracula to the centennial anniversary of the French Revolution.

From Los Angeles Times