garishly

Example Sentences

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Beneath the garishly illuminated palm trees and totally clear skies of this Red Sea resort, there is a multilingual, multinational babble.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2022

Seattle Rep’s production, directed by Malika Oyetimein, has a tendency to draw its scenes as garishly as Matthew Webb’s classroom lighting design, with obvious punchlines delivered obviously.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2022

As for the cast, Audley is a perfect everyman, his old-fashioned appearance mirroring the banality and decay that surrounds him — and a strong contrast to Bella’s garishly colorful quirks.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022

There, amid worn tents and garishly painted signs, a psychic reads gullible minds and a contortionist twists like a soft pretzel.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2021

The only thing worse than being perpetually underdressed was being garishly overdressed.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram