How to Use out-there in a Sentence

out-there

adjective
  • As ideas go, though, this one feels too out-there for its own good.
    Brian Lowry, CNN, 17 Mar. 2023
  • But Delia isn’t the only out-there mom O’Hara has portrayed on the big or small screen.
    Dan Heching, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
  • In the end, the best way to bring the film’s out-there narrative to life was to erect elaborate sets in a studio.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2024
  • In a night filled with extremes, this Monty Python–esque detour might be the most out-there of all.
    Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
  • An out-there premise, for sure, but one that has so far worked out better than anyone had a right to expect.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 12 Mar. 2025
  • An out-there premise, for sure, but one that has so far worked out better than anyone had a right to expect.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 12 Mar. 2025
  • But the changing of the seasons is the best excuse of all to give yourself an out-there hair transformation.
    ELLE, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Some out-there sessions and a space for a deeper rumination on the world of scripted.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Filoni also was conscious of trying to make sure the more out-there elements didn’t take the viewer out of the story.
    Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2024
  • The method doesn't promise any additional nail length or out-there nail art.
    Tori Crowther, refinery29.com, 12 July 2024
  • The vehicle’s out-there design does raise some questions, though.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 July 2023
  • As far as more out-there collaborators go, how did the tape with Surf Gang happen?
    Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
  • As far as more out-there collaborators go, how did the tape with Surf Gang happen?
    Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Ogles isn’t the first—or frankly, even the most out-there—instance of a member of Congress seemingly making up parts of their background.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The concept of a tomato room spray was pretty out-there to me, but Malin + Goetz first released a candle with the same tomato scent back in 2020.
    Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Some people saw in its loud colors and embrace of an out-there fashion sense a hidden Easter egg to Swift's new beau.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Nov. 2023
  • This vibrant shade of red (not too dark, not too orange) is enough of a statement without having to add any out-there design.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2023
  • There’s a few other interesting, more out-there points.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2023
  • During his segment, the 43-year-old actor opened up about his recent string of out-there looks, which have included teeny-tiny shorts and long hair.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
  • Ban’s jewelry and out-there personal style earned her more than just a roster of loyal, A-list clientele.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Ban’s jewelry and out-there personal style earned her more than just a roster of loyal, A-list clientele.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
  • However, that kind of spacey wackiness plays better in the mini-franchise already known for out-there adventures rather than the one known for down-to-earth heists.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • However, that kind of spacey wackiness plays better in the mini-franchise already known for out-there adventures rather than the one known for down-to-earth heists.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2023
  • However, that kind of spacey wackiness plays better in the mini-franchise already known for out-there adventures rather than the one known for down-to-earth heists.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Some fans worry the out-there antics can detract from the legitimacy of the genre or overshadow newer bands.
    Tamlin Magee, SPIN, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Another less-common, but out-there theory: The restaurant is Craft.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 17 July 2023
  • This on-trend pick, available in classic light brown as well as more out-there colors like light pink, offers the same slip pockets and prim collar as true leather jackets, but at a much lower price.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Both filmmakers and composers thrive on raising the out-there bar on one another, resulting in the alternate grunt track.
    Scott Huver, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Come thirsty — there are hundreds of different types of sodas for sale, from traditional colas to more out-there flavors, like pumpkin spice.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 19 July 2024
  • Every decade in fact seems to have had its own rabble-rouser whose shunning of norms have pushed the medium further and further, even if their own material was too out-there to gain a wide audience.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025

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