gauche

Example Sentences

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One longtime friend was surprised by reports characterizing Rana as a gauche underperformer, having known Rana as an outgoing person with a dry, quick sense of humor and an intense work ethic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 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

In England, though, many fans perceived it as the further desecration of a cornerstone of national culture: a soccer club’s being treated as an investment to be exploited by a gauche American owner.

From New York Times • May 4, 2024

You wouldn't be as gauche as to ask, "Hey, are you related to the guy who makes vacuum cleaners?"

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez