pulpy

Example Sentences

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It doesn’t look particularly good, but for a pulpy, propulsive action series, it may have potential.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Snake is a wonderfully pulpy, instantly iconic creation, an outcast adventurer reeking of sweat and post-Vietnam cynicism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

But this is proper Serena van der Woodsen stuff, the kind of pulpy insanity that Lively cut her teeth on.

From Salon • May 3, 2025

Did you see “Conclave,” a pulpy entertainment that, because of its fancy trappings, seems smarter than it actually is?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2024

Their eyes during these conversations look dewy, blurred, pulpy, easily hurt, like the eyes of blind baby kittens; but also sly and speculative, and filled with greed and deceit.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood