How to Use outrageous in a Sentence

outrageous

adjective

• She's known for her wild hairdos and outrageous costumes.
• At first it seemed like an outrageous idea, but then we realized that it wasn't so crazy after all.
• The article makes some outrageous claims about her personal life.
• This is outrageous! I will not put up with such treatment.
• They will be punished for their outrageous behavior.
• Sure, the outrages are outrageous, and shiny, and get people on both sides of the aisle in a snit.
  — John Archibald | [e-mail], al, 26 Feb. 2023
• Her lyrics are inspired by her life, even some of the most outrageous lines.
  — Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
• Set over the course of one outrageous night, Foxy is meant to evoke a party that will be talked about for decades.
  — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 11 Sep. 2023
• And some of New Utopia’s excesses are outrageous enough to suggest the stranger show that could’ve been.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 July 2023
• The outrageous coupe is the handiwork of Hartmut Boschert.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2023
• In his 64 years as Prince of Wales, Charles also learned how to build his own outrageous fortune.
  — Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• North American tour that brought fans out of the house for one of the first, and most outrageous, post-pandemic tours.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 June 2023
• One outrageous claim in the early weeks of the war was that Zelenskyy had taken his own life.
  — Tara Sonenshine, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2024
• The grocer is also known for its outrageous price tags.
  — Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2024
• In a sense, this is the nub of the problem: there is no consensus about how to use Section 3, even in the face of Trump’s outrageous actions.
  — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2024
• All the more so thanks to the irrepressible Racquel and Gabby and their outrageous way with a tune.
  — Celia Wren, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024
• Cool sells—weird, outlandish, and outrageous not so much.
  — Carlton Reid, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2023
• And that's what's so outrageous about what is happening right now.
  — Ben Gittleson, ABC News, 21 July 2023
• These are only a few of the outrageous, yet premium, whiskeys that WhistlePig Whiskey released in just one year.
  — Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
• When her daughter then asks for a meal of chicken, the request quickly leads to an outrageous series of events.
  — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2023
• At the time, some fans and media members thought this was an outrageous average salary for Prescott.
  — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2023
• If the benefits of tart cherry juice intrigue you, the good news is that one or two 8-ounce servings a day isn't an outrageous amount.
  — Jessie Shafer, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
• There are plenty of news stories over the years of outrageous police takings.
  — Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 16 Feb. 2024
• In a show known for its often outrageous humor, Spike was usually the ringleader of the weekday fun.
  — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2023
• And with that, dropping a million dollars at a tacky nightclub didn’t seem so outrageous.
  — Michael Ames, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2023
• Michael Piper, an attorney for the Sheriff’s Office, told the jury such a sum was outrageous.
  — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2023
• First came feta, which brought with it an outrageous amount of baked feta pasta and whipped feta dip recipes.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023
• The bounce is outrageous, the handclaps are berserk, and Myaap is as restless as ever, even rapping through the soaring chorus when most would just use it as a breather.
  — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2023
• Some women are stuck being [a] stay-at-home parent because the cost of childcare is outrageous.
  — Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 4 Oct. 2023
• Expect the same outrageous acts and a special presentation of the film’s trailer.
  — Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024