florid

Example Sentences

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Early in 2024, taggers began turning its skyscrapers into canvases for florid graffiti art.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

The inclusion of Mr. Dominé’s florid prose and his fellow citizens’ good manners are parts of what makes “Glitterball” a supremely creative example of creative documentary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

A divine Gaga strapped into couture crutches and lit by soft blue gels and a single spotlight, with her yards-long white cape rising into the air and fanning against the opera house’s florid details.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025

And during the meeting in May, his cautious rhetoric was in contrast to Mr Putin’s florid compliments about Mr Xi.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2024

Resurrection man was a bit florid, but it held a truth.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead