gaudy
Example Sentences
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During boom times, on the other hand, investors tend to overpay for volatile stocks by assuming continued gaudy returns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
He probably does think slapping his name on a gaudy structure will be enough to overcome the historical record of his failures.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
In a letter to critic George Jean Nathan, he described the conclusion as “merely the comma at the end of a gaudy introductory clause, with the body of the sentence still unwritten.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
It'll be long and tiresome in Washington on Friday, it's got all the potential to be gaudy and embarrassing, uneasy on the eyes and the ears.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025
Yessir, then they would all drive down to Anglada’s Floral City in Chamisaville and load up with gaudy plastic bouquets to heap on Joe’s rocky mound in the Milagro camposanto!
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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