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
  • But the changing of the seasons is the best excuse of all to give yourself an out-there hair transformation.
    ELLE, 9 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The choice to honor the group — whose mostly male members dress in out-there nun habits while doing charity work — has inflamed conservative Catholics like nothing since Nancy Pelosi taking Communion.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
  • The same went for a disappointing sequel featuring the Silver Surfer, mostly squandering one of Kirby’s more visually striking and out-there creations.
    Brian Lowry, CNN, 5 May 2023
  • Anderson doubles down on the quirkiness, but the movie interestingly studies grief and artistic intent and Hanks (as a wise grandpa) nicely grounds the out-there idiosyncrasy.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 23 June 2023
  • Anderson doubles down on the quirkiness but the movie interestingly studies grief and artistic intent, and Hanks (as a wise grandpa) nicely grounds the out-there idiosyncrasy.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Travis has given his mother advice, however, which is why she’s unbothered by some of the more out-there conspiracy theories about her son’s relationship with Swift.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Tequila, beer and wine flowed freely on the breezy, pleasant night at Jungle Court, a green oasis surrounded by designer names adorning out-there modern architecture, with a DJ tempting the crowd into moonlight dancing.
    Carlos Frías, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The imprimatur of the Harvard morgue — the official procedures, the sterile facilities — became twisted and entwined with a dark corner of the world of oddity enthusiasts, people who collect out-there specimens.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2023
  • To me, the clothes were terrific and playful and will please the legions of longtime Balenciaga fans whose out-there definition of beauty and sophistication are articulated by no other brand in fashion.
    Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Mar. 2023
  • But the unicorn era—and all the inflated valuations, impossible targets and out-there projections—would soon come crashing to a halt as the Federal Reserve started furiously fighting inflation.
    Anne Sraders, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • In keeping with Elliott’s legendarily out-there music videos, the tour announce was accompanied by a short teaser video helmed by another one of Missy’s frequent collaborators, director Dave Meyers.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2024

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