How to Use kitsch in a Sentence

kitsch

noun
  • The restaurant is decorated with 1950s furniture and kitsch from old TV shows.
  • So my films have a point of kitsch, but a stylised one.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
  • So what’s the key to nailing the kitsch look in your home decor?
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Jurassic Park was kitsch, in a good way.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
  • At first, the movie may strike you as a parable of more kitsch than faith.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Vintage kitsch is what we are no longer supposed to want.
    Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • Hope and Doc’s home is heavy on the kitsch and vintage pieces.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Some of the decor is a bit over the top and tongue in cheek, even veering into kitsch.
    Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2024
  • This is kitsch basic at its best, because the meat needs to do the talking.
    Sorrel Moseley-Williams, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 May 2018
  • Meanwhile, the left has glitter-gunned her into a kitsch icon.
    Sara Benincasa, Longreads, 13 July 2018
  • Behind all the kitsch, a certain mythos endures.
    Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Indulge in a bit of kitsch with their oyster plate, where each indent takes the shape of a finned friend.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 June 2026
  • Ready to lay down a new floor piece that will showcase your fave little mouse without (too much) kitsch?
    Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Indeed, there is an element of retro kitsch to the entire park.
    Larry Bleiberg, latimes.com, 13 Oct. 2017
  • The thing about the Best Western is there’s something kitsch about it.
    Hazlitt, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Nothing takes care of weeds and yard kitsch like the threat of execution.
    Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Now, the model and beauty mogul has put her twist on kitsch Christmas style.
    Vogue, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Don’t let the kitsch put you off the extraordinary drinks here, though.
    David Kortava, The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2018
  • Rocking chairs, checkerboards, and country kitsch are absent in this house.
    Eric Velasco, AL.com, 12 May 2017
  • The Cold War is over and the loser’s artifacts are now pop kitsch.
    Jonathan Bradley, Billboard, 5 July 2018
  • The vibe here is decidedly kitsch and camp, in the best way possible.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
  • Here are some options away from the wonderfulness and kitsch of the Strip.
    Reid Tuvim, Philly.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The confection shop scenic design by David Zinn doesn’t shy away from kitsch.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
  • For the rest of the year, you're invited to carry those off with a little kitsch—at least at nail-level.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The place is typical small-town bar kitsch, with dollar bills stuck to the ceiling and mounted elk and deer heads.
    Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • For all its kitsch and camp, Y2K fashion is full of some intriguing gems.
    Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2023
  • There’s Wilson with brush in hand, hairdo pouffed to the heavens and channeling the kitsch icon to a tee.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2023
  • There’s something to what Barmé says about the kitsch in Beidaihe.
    Jane Perlez, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2019
  • At times, the clothes did look Olympic opening ceremony kitsch, but that may have been part of the intent.
    Nick Remsen, Vogue, 21 June 2018
  • In this series, the duo borrowed the nostalgia and kitsch of luggage covered in stickers from around the globe.
    Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023

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