tawdriness
Example Sentences
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His story is a little rushed but we get the idea that Tim’s not a jerk, just an idealist who can’t handle the tawdriness of the 21st century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
Jerry Springer, whose chaotic talk show set a new standard for tawdriness on American TV, died yesterday.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
Where Springer was wry and detached from the tawdriness of his show, Kyle seemed fully invested in it.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2020
So perhaps this tawdriness is what we desire somewhere in the back of our mind?
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2018
Looking back at that incident he was sensible of its poverty and tawdriness; he had sacrificed himself for the public good, and the community shared in the joke of it.
From The Main Chance by Meredith Nicholson
