outre
Example Sentences
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Like such previously outré Lanthimos features as “Dogtooth,” “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” and “The Lobster,” the movie is a bleak comedy that generates severe discomfort amid its absurdity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
In 2025, white cabinets and grey floors signify a home with no pesky outré design choices to hinder the viewer’s ability to picture themselves in that kitchen.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2025
Before the internet, before the spicy comments sections on Instagram and Twitter or the outré subcultures on TikTok, like-minded strangers connected through zines.
From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2024
Perhaps most startling of all is the discovery that this crazy story, shot through with outré humor, isn’t completely fabricated.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2024
The outré in everything pertaining to good social usage is offensive to good taste.
From Book of Etiquette Volume I by Eichler, Lillian
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
