turgid

Example Sentences

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France ended their turgid November campaign with a lacklustre 48-33 win over the Wallabies after failing to live up to expectations as a swashbuckling side capable of challenging the world's best under coach Fabien Galthie.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

Though Godard later came to be synonymous with turgid, obtuse cinema, “Nouvelle Vague” is the opposite: a sprightly, effervescent ode to moviemaking as semi-controlled mischief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Without England’s records, the first Test could have been turgid, such was the dominance of bat over ball.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024

Mr. Dennett combined a wide range of knowledge with an easy, often playful writing style to reach a lay public, avoiding the impenetrable concepts and turgid prose of many other contemporary philosophers.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2024

The wolves had gone into the turgid brown water alone.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin