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Recent Examples of flamboyance As originally voiced by Jeremy Irons, Scar had a sinewy, slithery flamboyance that turned him into an unlikely gay icon. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024 The song’s message of self-confidence and embracing individuality resonated globally, and its vibrant music video showcased Cruz’s iconic flamboyance. Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024 That return, coupled with Pepe’s crowd-pleasing natural flamboyance, put him on the radars of some of Europe’s top clubs. Jack Lang, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024 The flamboyance of 54 Chilean flamingos was surrounded by two human walls — made of approximately 200 zoo staff, volunteers and board members — to help guide them and keep them on the path toward their next habitat. Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for flamboyance 
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Noun
  • And too much pomp, of the sort that is inextricable from a victory lap like this one, can threaten to kill the anarchic spirit of a show that thrives on spontaneity.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
  • The rowdy pomp and ceremony that accompanies a wedding march, meanwhile, is pointedly shown as not all that different from the film’s funeral processions — each soundtracked by the juddering snap and pop of cheap firecrackers.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Never part of a gallery, Hendry started showing her work in custom environments that became spectacles, beginning with Monochrome, a kind of life-size dollhouse in which each of seven rooms was decorated in a single, blaring color.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Hill’s life and career reside in Miami now, a world away from Kansas City and what must feel even farther from the spectacle of a Super Bowl week in New Orleans.
    Kansas City Star, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • As with Yamamoto-san’s suit, my comfort and pleasure would be the biggest factors here; there would be no room for ostentation.
    Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The mansion, often considered a monument to Roaring ‘20s ostentation, stretches from the Intracoastal to the Atlantic Ocean.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But no amount of ornamentation could outshine Palmer's incredibly pretty curls.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Now evidence of trip is found The style of ornamentation, depicting an animal with teeth and large eyes, was typical of the late Germanic Iron Age, the period directly before the rise of the Vikings, around 650 to 750 A.D., Nielsen said.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • After visiting Florida over the years and noticing Miami’s culture of glitz and glamour, DeLeon saw an opportunity for Liori to expand to South Florida.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
  • New York City is known for its towering skyscrapers and bustling streets, but lurking beneath the glitz and glamour of the city that never sleeps are 3 million resilient rats that have cemented their place as native New Yorkers.
    Sarah Baniak, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • They would be used eventually, but not for long. 1980s recession leaves downtown in the dark In 1982, with the recession rocking Milwaukee, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce announced that the street decorations were being tossed out and not replaced.
    Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The performances are haunting, the set decoration pristine, and the tension ever-intensifying.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • But then, what is art if not an attempt to tidy up the real world’s teeming luxuriance?
    Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • But the Elysian Bar did them one better, augmenting the oysters’ natural luxuriance with thin slices of kumquat and a measured gush of chile-spiked citrus.
    Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 22 Dec. 2020
Noun
  • The 2024 Spectre only got a two-day test drive in Long Beach, CA, earlier this week, but that was enough to experience a warm bath of utter swank, style and power of the electric supercar.
    Josh Max, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • To tap into their spot’s downtown ethos, the trio tapped industry titan Billy Cotton to design an interior swank enough to match the food at Bridges.
    Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024

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