Sentence examples for A rather grotesque from inspiring English sources

A rather grotesque object, it also resembles both the human and phallic form and, as Zelenkova notes, "haunts the study with Freud's eternal presence".

Unfortunately, I seem to have a rather grotesque muse.

And it does seem a rather grotesque phenomenon to occur just as we are becoming fully aware of the many crimes of forced marriage, torture and "honour" killing against women who want only to be free.

Equally, as a supporter of gay marriage myself, I find it hard to believe his attendance at this wedding would be viewed as anything other than a rather grotesque and cynical ploy, using his friend's marriage as a political tool to try and broaden his appeal.

Ms. Harris and Jeremy Holmes emerged with bloody faces, hers enhanced by a rather grotesque lump of red chewing gum that she periodically stretched from her lips, while Keith Malone "attached" Mr. DeChiaro to the back wall and went to work on his extremities.

At what point do memes cease to be subversive, becoming perhaps instead a rather grotesque display of privilege, since we are able to laugh so much and so often at a man whom millions are afraid of?

Mathew Horne's steely turn as Jon Moss grounded things nicely; a little of Mark Gatiss's rather grotesque Malcolm McLaren went a long way.

This is the main the reason the 3D selfies feature a missing arm or two, or render Menegon's face in rather grotesque fashion.

Dame Barbara's conversation was as uninhibited as her flamboyant, frankly rather grotesque, appearance.

It attracted wide attention four years ago, largely on the strength of this rather grotesque form of culinary innovation.

3 stars Primrose serves 8-10, £18, 020 7483 4222 It's pretty gaudy to look at and the icing is rather grotesque.