baroque

Example Sentences

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In Spanish, the book is called “Tu sueño imperios han sido” — a line borrowed from a baroquely beautiful poem that means “your dreams empires have been.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024

At home month after month with unfussy booze, I missed serving gussied-up drinks and baroquely adorned bowls of punch to people I adore, whether actual family or chosen family.

From Washington Post • May 21, 2021

And here the story of Paddy Hearn, the baroquely unwanted homeless youth, starts to flower into the biography of Lafcadio Hearn, the writer whose reputation would eventually reach across the world.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 9, 2019

It’s been obvious for years that iTunes had become baroquely bloated, a striking anomaly for a company that prides itself on elegant and functional design.

From The Guardian • Jun. 9, 2019

Lurid and horrific things happen in New York City all the time, as we were reminded by last week’s baroquely macabre news cycle.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2012