Sentence examples similar to a gratuitous excess from inspiring English sources

In Hollywood, gratuitous excess — not necessity — is the mother of invention.

"Quando l'uomo" is a solo work that contains the truly surprising provocative imagery and skillful dramatic pacing that are Mr. Fabre's great gifts — and at a running time of 50 minutes, it comes without the numbing repetition and sometimes gratuitous excesses of his larger-scale works.

What's missing, however, are some of the seemingly gratuitous excesses that have already become staples of reality television -- the sex, the bugs, the ritual humiliation.

Violence, swearing, a gratuitous shower.

15 37 A gratuitous masturbation reference on "Blue".

Were they just a gratuitous mess?

Is this a newsworthy artifact or a gratuitous snuff film?

This was an ugly formulation, but not a gratuitous one.

This was a gratuitous swipe at the survivors.

Hogarth, too, puts in a gratuitous appearance.

For Nature, this was a gratuitous absurdity.