florid

Example Sentences

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The gold-painted dome ceiling has a florid original mural of angels that Trinity Broadcasting founder Paul Crouch called “Orange County’s own Sistine Chapel.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Nile is an unapologetically florid character,” Danes says of Nile.

From Los Angeles Times

As The Scythe illustrates, From The Pyre is a deeply personal record – even though the band have a tendency to self-mythologise and dress their stories in florid, theatrical outfits.

From BBC

But just as tangible, almost pervasive, is the horror of a majestic creature’s inescapable destiny, turned into a florid choreography of dominance.

From Los Angeles Times

Stewart has made an assured mess: a bleary, florid and sometimes lyrical film that could stand to be doused by a bucket of ice water.

From Los Angeles Times