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
It’s Tøndel’s directorial choices that elevate “Armand,” and also hinder it — he could edit down some of the more outré ideas he plays with here.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025
He had seen them several times since—at the dinner-table, and elsewhere; but only at a distance, and without claiming the privilege of his outré introduction.
From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
