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

Now Britons are growing exasperated with a decorator whose tastes run to the intellectual equivalent of avocado-colored appliances and garish shag carpeting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

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

There was nothing patronizing about how Casa Bonita depicted Mexicans — no garish gifts, no mock Spanish.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025

The black-and-yellow cabinet was covered with chips and scratches, and the garish side-art was peeling.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline