How to Use outlandish in a Sentence

outlandish

adjective
  • The actress wore an outlandish dress to the awards ceremony.
  • She fills her books with outlandish characters.
  • So much of it seems so outlandish.
    — Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 23 Sep. 2025
  • But that is an outlandish stance.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • But this is by far her most outlandish look from the shop yet.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Here are some of his most outlandish posts over this past year.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 18 May 2026
  • His dreams are grand and outlandish, but that has yet to slow him down.
    — Jon Tayler, SI.com, 3 July 2018
  • While the book is weird and jagged, the movie is outlandish and … moist.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
  • But even the most outlandish of these works have a grain of truth to them.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 5 June 2020
  • The catchphrase has a kind of outlandish feel to it.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • His voice sounds a bit boosted, but not in an outlandish way.
    — PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
  • But the price — $28 per poster — isn’t outlandish.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Yet only 18 months ago such talk would have seemed outlandish.
    — The Economist, 10 May 2018
  • But this video takes the time-travel game to an even more outlandish level.
    — Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 2 Aug. 2021
  • The more outlandish the role, the freer an actor can be, says Gascón.
    — Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The games may be outlandish, but the dystopian world around them is very real.
    — Lindsey McGinnis, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Tension builds with the courses, each more outlandish than the last.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2022
  • There’s nothing wrong with outlandish flights of fancy on the movie screen.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Its outlandish plot would distract me from the world’s current garbage fire.
    — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 26 Dec. 2018
  • Lots of outlandish one-liners; if that's your style of humor, great!
    — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2021
  • More outlandish elements were put in the mix.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
  • No question is too outlandish or too mundane.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Some are crazy stories, some are outlandish, and some are just mind-blowing.
    — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Nothing seems too outlandish for Preller.
    — Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • No question is too outlandish or mundane.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
  • No question is too outlandish or mundane.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2026
  • There is a breadth of work that runs from the most simple, to the most outlandish of options for all.
    — Mekaylah Yowpp-Hernacki, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The third sibling is a movie star who comes home with her young, handsome and a bit outlandish boyfriend.
    — Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 29 May 2018
  • That's because the premise is so outlandish as to almost not feel real.
    — ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Vergara has been known for her outlandish birthday parties and cakes in the past.
    — Madison Roberts, PEOPLE.com, 11 July 2018

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