baroque

Example Sentences

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There’s a baroque theory that Trump welcomes criminal prosecutions because every battle makes him a hero in the eyes of his followers.

From Los Angeles Times

The woman was never found, but Shigroff’s monumental piece — made from tufted fabric reclaimed from the apparel and costuming industries — serves as a baroque memorial, replete with shrieking skulls and a kneeling angel of death.

From New York Times

“Prisoners of the Castle” sometimes reads like “A Thousand and One Nights” meets “Groundhog Day,” with evermore baroque attempts to exit the same dull trap.

From Washington Post

Shiel’s literary career would peak in 1901 with his baroque science fiction masterpiece, “The Purple Cloud,” in which a character named Adam Jeffson finds himself the last man alive on Earth.

From Washington Post

Some looks featured white and bronze graphics, conjuring traditional Japanese calligraphy and baroque artistic prints.

From Reuters