lurid detail

collocation in English

meaningsofluridanddetail

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lurid
adjective
uk
/ˈlʊə.rɪd/us
/ˈlʊr.ɪd/
(especially of a description) shocking because involving violence, sex, or ...
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detail
noun
uk
/ˈdiː.teɪl/us
/dɪˈteɪl/us
/ˈdiː.teɪl/
a single piece of information or fact ...
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(Definition ofluridanddetailfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflurid detail

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She described the consultation as having been very unpleasant and said that the consultant had described inluriddetailthe destruction of life.
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We have all had letters from people who write inluriddetail, as have some of those who have spoken this week in the other place.
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Depositions of many witnesses provideluriddetailof the alleged offences.
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Newspaper editors throughout the nation covered the story, often in frenzied tone and withluriddetail.
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Our newspapers are filled every day with the lurid details of crimes committed by near adolescents.
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We read in some newspapers also lurid details of the condition of some of our hospitals.
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It is unnecessary for me to paint in lurid details the distressing position in which these tenants find themselves.
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There may be a tendency to try to advertise these films by drawing attention to the more lurid details of a film which is about to be shown.
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His story is notable for its unapologetic inclusion of the lurid details of his life.
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The book found success among labor unions due to the lurid details he outlined about union busting tactics he claims to have used.
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