tawdriness

Example Sentences

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Jerry Springer, whose chaotic talk show set a new standard for tawdriness on American TV, died yesterday.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2023

But for a crowd that was perhaps burning out on the after-hours warehouse scene, it was a well-timed mix of reliably tasteful music and lived-in tawdriness.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2018

There is also, inevitably, a certain element of tawdriness.

From The Guardian • Mar. 12, 2017

When Hulk Hogan faced off in court against the Web site Gawker, earlier this year, it was easy to become distracted by the rococo tawdriness of the spectacle.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 11, 2016

I have done my best with you, but you reproduce it in tawdriness.

From Foe-Farrell by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir