garish

Example Sentences

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Dozens of stores selling fireworks resembling flamethrowers and packaged in garish boxes saw little foot traffic on a weekday morning.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

She heads to an unnamed city in the south of Europe, where her garish clothes draw ridicule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Despite some impressively garish trousers, YouTuber George Clarke hit a bum note with his Jive to Harry Styles' As It Was.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

The juxtaposition at the weekend was apt: one big, ugly bill in Washington and one big, garish wedding in Venice.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

There were garish balloons in her parents’ living room.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie