How to Use lurid in a Sentence

lurid

adjective
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  • The light from the fire cast a lurid glow on everything.
  • Read on to learn of some of the book's most lurid moments.
    — Maeve McDermott, USA TODAY, 7 May 2019
  • Unsane doesn’t even give you much in the way of lurid fun.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2018
  • As a result, the past weeks have become awash with lurid green, and fast.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN, 23 July 2024
  • But the lurid themes of his Odd Future days feel like fragments of a past life.
    — Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Even Farrell joined in on the process, finding a lurid piece of artwork to hang on the wall.
    — Josh Weiss, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Peddling all sorts of lurid and ridiculous details to the world.
    — Fox News, 12 Apr. 2018
  • And the biggest surprise, in this carnival of the lurid?
    — Anthony Lan, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Even by the lurid standards of true crime, the saga of the Murdaugh family stands out.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Because John has been so open about even the most lurid details of his life, the broad strokes of Me are not new.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2019
  • The mighty engine has more than enough urge to overwhelm the rear tires and send the STO into lurid oversteer.
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Some of the lurid suits Mr. Marchitelli has made for athletes push the limits of good taste.
    — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The patricide was covered in lurid detail in the press.
    — Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
  • Pink can work - take a look at some of Palermo's home shirts - but pink that is this lurid is a no-go.
    — SI.com, 3 July 2019
  • Example: The light from the fire cast a lurid glow on everything.
    — Stacey Leasca, Southern Living, 3 July 2018
  • Many and lurid are the child-snatching, child-snacking beasts that await those who resist sleep.
    — National Geographic, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Peace seems far from Kingstown, a burg that is forever portrayed in a lurid light.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The film is a lurid panorama of half-truths and speculation.
    — NBC News, 2 Oct. 2021
  • In lurid detail — so much so that the judge scolded her Tuesday — Ms. Daniels painted the scene.
    — Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 9 May 2024
  • Much of our time on Audi's short handling course was spent sideways in a lurid drift.
    — David Beard, Car and Driver, 22 Feb. 2020
  • From now on, every episode of the latest news out of Washington, even the lurid ones, should be must-see TV.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2018
  • But Ziegelmayer is insisting the town do more than just slap a coat of gray paint over the lurid signs of hate.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Feb. 2021
  • Its shell is cracking, and a lurid yellow light gleams from within; a green gas seeps out.
    — J.b., The Economist, 5 Sep. 2019
  • An additional treat: the label, echoing the lurid art from the EC horror comics of the 1950s.
    — Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Withdraw Nick’s perspective and the lurid plot sticks out of the water like a shipwreck at low tide.
    — Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2020
  • Yet the bear adds gore and suspense and a soupçon of lurid excitement, the same way that an ax-wielding psycho does.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Feb. 2023
  • But with a crime this lurid, there’s surely room enough for two different tellings.
    — Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The lurid nature of the crime has pierced the privacy of the town, exposing it to the outrage and laughter of strangers across the whole state and country.
    — Justin Taylor, Harper's Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021
  • There were four Elvises—two in fading black and white, two in lurid colour—all aiming a six-gun straight at her.
    — Hazlitt, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Like many people in the summer of 1974, he was feeling burned out by the Patty Hearst kidnapping, the Watergate scandal, and other lurid headlines.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024

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