outre
Example Sentences
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Wineman isn’t afraid to spelunk truly deranged depths, but what’s remarkable is how much style he incorporates into the film’s most outré moments.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Yet Keaton’s off-kilter taste—reflected elsewhere in her rambling dialogue delivery and outré fashion sense—is in evidence in her attraction to the strange personalities asked to ruminate on the hereafter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
Without food, Bong’s work would lose the indelible humanity that even his most outré, provocative films hold as a point of pride.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025
Perhaps most startling of all is the discovery that this crazy story, shot through with outré humor, isn’t completely fabricated.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2024
I have had one of the most outré conversations with him!—He really has a most prodigious effect upon my risibility.
From The Contrast by Moses, Montrose Jonas
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
