lurid description

Frequency: 3.00.5 per million words

A description that is too detailed and shocking.

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Examples (20)

  • She gave us a lurid description of the birth.
  • The newspaper ran a lurid description of the crime scene.
  • The tabloid newspaper provided a lurid description of the celebrity's affair.
  • His novel contained a lurid description of a medieval torture chamber.
  • The prosecutor's lurid description of the crime scene horrified the jury.
  • She avoided the news, disliking its lurid descriptions of daily events.
  • He spared no detail, offering a lurid description of his gruesome accident.
  • The witness provided a lurid description of the accident.
  • The film was criticized for its lurid description of violence.
  • Critics panned the film for its gratuitous and lurid descriptions.
  • The historical document contained a surprisingly lurid description of the battle's aftermath.
  • The documentary offered a lurid description of the consequences of war.
  • I would avoid giving such a lurid description; it might upset the listeners.
  • He painted a lurid description of his journey through the jungle.
  • Why must the media always present a lurid description of tragic events?
  • Despite the lurid descriptions, the book was still a bestseller.
  • The book was filled with lurid descriptions of medieval torture methods.
  • The artist's work often featured lurid descriptions of mythological beasts.
  • Listeners were shocked by the witness's lurid description of the attack.
  • Can you spare us the lurid descriptions and just give the facts?