gauche

Example Sentences

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And when a State of the Union is remembered, it tends to be less for something the president said than for a gauche reaction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

But even five years of perpetual pregnancy hasn’t stopped the comedian known for being glamorously gauche, from saying the crude things we all think while wearing a chic outfit and a smile.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

“Sirens” updates that collage portrait, casting the modern billionaire not as gauche but reserved, a misunderstood figure we should trust.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

It was particularly gauche to bring one to a black-tie affair.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2023

“And this: ‘Lady Ashton’s pirate getup was so gauche as to be illegal; quick, somebody, throw her in the brig!’

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood