But for all its garishness I don't completely hate it. From Wordnik.com. [Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 7 Recap: Last Resort] Reference
Still, its cheesy Summer of Love garishness did hold my attention. From Wordnik.com. [The Woman in the Fifth] Reference
– Leonardo da Vinci GRAY Lent (Christianity) “Better gray than garishness.”. From Wordnik.com. [Book Excerpt: ‘Life in Color’] Reference
(Phillips is color-blind and was therefore oblivious to the garishness of his footwear.). From Wordnik.com. [The Pro Football Snob's Dictionary, Vol. 2] Reference
Yet, garishness and lack of color-sense aside, the colors did add an extra bit of excitement. From Wordnik.com. [Xenosaga: The Animation, Volume One Review | The Anime Blog] Reference
And just as plastic surgery can mean maximum garishness, Lamborghinis are the flashiest cars. From Wordnik.com. [The Sexiest Cars 2006 ©...] Reference
The buildings seemed in about the same level of repair and had about the same garishness of sign. From Wordnik.com. [XMas Music] Reference
The overwhelming impression was of colour, but of daring colour harmonies rather than of garishness. From Wordnik.com. [No Laughing Matter]
It's more obviously a fantasy novel, but manages to avoid the garishness which mars so many fantasy covers. From Wordnik.com. [:Acquired Taste] Reference
Or so it seemed; then he looked closer and saw the shabbiness of the old furnishings, the garishness of the new. From Wordnik.com. [A Circus of Hells]
I eschew garishness in bike clothes--including refusing to buy the local bike club design--preferring preppy solids in all cases. From Wordnik.com. [Spoils of Victory: Jousting with Legitimacy] Reference
And all 25 of them are suffused with Gilbert & George's trademark garishness that seems to ask, "Are you sure you know the difference between beautiful and ugly?". From Wordnik.com. [Keeping A Stiff Upper Lip] Reference
He hailed a cab, and took it back to Cameron's townhouse-which would not be Cameron's for very much longer'leaving the noise and garishness of the Barbary Coast behind him. From Wordnik.com. [red dust] Reference
Was there not a certain garishness about her rich colouring?. From Wordnik.com. [Bloom of Cactus] Reference
The Real Housewives of Orange County, the gnarled garishness of. From Wordnik.com. [EW.com: Today's Latest Headlines] Reference
The prismatic lantern over the door was a mixture of garishness and dust. From Wordnik.com. [The Friendships of Women] Reference
"among the non-recessed cleat set garishness has become the norm"...so true. From Wordnik.com. [Spoils of Victory: Jousting with Legitimacy] Reference
He has a soft spot for garishness - for Donald Trump, for the blaringly hip Hudson. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
A lamp, burning with unusual and illegal garishness, gives me light enough to examine my watch. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 16, 1916] Reference
The red and black setting of the room had a suggestion of Oriental cruelty in its very garishness. From Wordnik.com. [Okewood of the Secret Service] Reference
The idea of such garishness must be to make Lea look the best and the brightest of her profession. From Wordnik.com. Reference
That, and if I hurry, the garishness won't have showed up until I'm back in the safety of my own home. From Wordnik.com. [the latest from teenvogue.com] Reference
But the garishness of gold, so symbolic of the KKR apparel, somehow didn†™ t translate in performance. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
Private by default has been a hallmark characteristic of Facebook, as high on the list as the lack of MySpace garishness. From Wordnik.com. [ReadWriteWeb] Reference
Think of a lot of over-dressed creatures flouting those severe outlines and deep-toned distances with frippery and garishness. From Wordnik.com. [A Phyllis of the Sierras] Reference
Under the lights the entire set sparkled with a tawdry garishness apt to fool those uninitiated into the secrets of photography. From Wordnik.com. [The Film Mystery] Reference
The castle had as yet yielded to him nothing that he had not seen before in the distraction of company and the garishness of day. From Wordnik.com. [Colonel Starbottle's Client] Reference
There was about it none of the garishness, the almost resplendent brilliancy associated with the abodes of many of our neighbours. From Wordnik.com. [The Pawns Count] Reference
Above the mists the sky was flushed and hectic; and in the east the garishness of the sunburst was like the clang of a brazen gong. From Wordnik.com. [The Plunderer] Reference
And even there they apologize for the garishness by saying – it’s supposed to bring good luck. From Wordnik.com. [dustbury.com » Clunky yet cute] Reference
I think it’s urbane-indulgent with a winking garishness, in a Hollywood Hills hot-tub party kind of way. From Wordnik.com. [Behind the Wheel: Cadillac CTS : Brett Berk] Reference
First off, it was distracting in its garishness. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Digest: Palin's Thunder Unleashes Fundraising Avalanche -- for Dems] Reference
Since Summer's garishness is gone. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics] Reference
The flashing garishness of it all delighted. From Wordnik.com. [The Message] Reference
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