Glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism.
1 In the terrible, lurid light of that vernal evening the princeling died.
2 The lurid light of the fire showed us ourselves in distorted shadows.
3 But light from out the lurid sea Streams up the turrets silently-
4 There was murder gleaming in the lurid eyes of the villain, Barkswell.
5 In the lurid darkness, August and Julia saw it meet its fate.
6 One of the caves witnessed a lurid scene in our mountain fighting.
7 A few nights afterwards there was a lurid glare in the sky.
8 The glare of a lurid sunset streamed across the sky and earth.
9 Through the lurid rift of smoke I can see the friendly stars.
10 The lust for the footlights' glare grew lurid in his mothish eye.
11 Instead, lurid stories were concocted in the back rooms of nearby roadhouses.
12 The big guns flared and cast a lurid light over the scene.
13 Brighter and brighter grew the flame-higher and higher rose the lurid column.
14 The sky was heavy with the grey lurid clouds of concentrated storm.
15 A lurid smile played over the grim features of the Practical Organizer.
16 For nine long days they watch the sweep of the lurid flames.
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