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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Katy Perry, 2015 Katy Perry is another person to watch on the gala carpet each year, with her often out-there ensembles being ones to remember.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 May 2023
  • Paired with these out-there visuals are rather poignant subtitles as Noah ponders time and grief, ultimately leading him to embrace the present and enjoy every moment with the doll before losing track of him.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Future human settlements on the Moon and Mars will require some out-there engineering ideas to become reality.
    — Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 21 May 2024

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