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Garish is an English word with synonyms like brassy or trashy. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Garish meaning

Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.

Using Garish

  • The main meaning on this page is: Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
  • Useful related words include: brassy, trashy, tawdry, tatty.
  • In the example corpus, garish often appears in combinations such as: the garish, in garish, its garish.

Context around Garish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Garish

  • In this selection, "garish" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, wig, almost, too, shopfronts, outfits and modes stand out and add context to how "garish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include american sometimes garish modes of and and almost garish. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "garish" sits close to words such as aayog, aghast and agitate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with garish

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

In the beginning, his paintings were still strongly colored and almost garish. (12 words)

Even then, they’re the most garish of Dr. Gero’s Artificial Humans. (13 words)

They were finished off with a single plastic white rose and some garish fake foliage. (15 words)

It’s a garish movie with some flairs of visual wit—I love the googly-eyed bugs and sentient plants, animated to look like they’re made of felt—that is really more about the Bergens than it is about the trolls. (42 words)

The four sections explore the combination of African/English iconography as presented in Bermudian customs, the American, sometimes garish modes of celebration, Advent symbols and the poet’s process, as well as a final section of Biblically based poems. (39 words)

With the world’s oldest rugby trophy in the cabinet and a top-four place in seemingly secure, the Leopards head coach has warned the game had better start getting used to its garish newcomers. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

A crackdown is being launched against garish shopfronts turning a historic high street into a “second-class Las Vegas”.

In a purple wig, garish outfits and outrageous spectacles, Barry Humphries was instantly recognisable as Dame Edna Everage.

In the beginning, his paintings were still strongly colored and almost garish.

The colour was absolutely stunning, and although it was a bold red, it wasn't too garish.

The four sections explore the combination of African/English iconography as presented in Bermudian customs, the American, sometimes garish modes of celebration, Advent symbols and the poet’s process, as well as a final section of Biblically based poems.

The various girls’ respective BM parties are disgustingly garish, but true representations of the vapid waste typical at Reform Judaism’s BMs.

They were finished off with a single plastic white rose and some garish fake foliage.

With the world’s oldest rugby trophy in the cabinet and a top-four place in seemingly secure, the Leopards head coach has warned the game had better start getting used to its garish newcomers.

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And for decades, somehow, the garish world of professional wrestling has sat smack in the middle of it all.

If that — plus the episode's title — weren't enough to put you on edge, perhaps the garish displays of wealth and golden robot angels might prime you for disaster.

Jon lives up to this proud tradition with an outfit that - while not actually breaking any rules on the golf course - is unquestionably garish.

The Wolf Of Wall Street star, 27, looked far less glamorous wearing a garish scarlet bustier gown with a flamenco-inspired frilled hem.

Even then, they’re the most garish of Dr. Gero’s Artificial Humans.

It’s a garish movie with some flairs of visual wit—I love the googly-eyed bugs and sentient plants, animated to look like they’re made of felt—that is really more about the Bergens than it is about the trolls.

Perplexed people living in the area’s highrises took to social media to question what was responsible for the garish glow.

While these efforts brimmed with altruism and philanthropy, senior community members advised the youth and volunteers to refrain from garish display on social media.

Cam prefers the anonymity of non-descript cars to the garish vehicles preferred by pimps and traffickers.

Despite its garish aesthetic and undoubtedly expensive ticket prices, the tour is an interesting step forward for three of the most beloved pop-punk acts of all time.

He rose to fame in the 80s as an outrageously camp comic decked out in garish PVC who shocked audiences with his innuendo-packed gags about gay sex.

Loud, garish and extremely well-intentioned, is a shining example of the limits of Disney’s attempts to render its greatest animated classics into live action.

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Common combinations with garish

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "garish" in a sentence?
An example: "A crackdown is being launched against garish shopfronts turning a historic high street into a “second-class Las Vegas”." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "garish" from authentic English texts.
What does "garish" mean?
Garish means: Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
What are synonyms of "garish"?
Common synonyms of "garish" include: brassy, trashy, tawdry, tatty, tacky, meretricious, loud, gimcrack. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "garish" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "garish", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.