Sentences with word «ostentatious»

In leftist and Soviet - allied regimes around the world, dictators would send their militaries into major public areas in ostentatious shows of authority and force.

The uninitiated ECO reader may think a driver is a less ostentatious term for a chauffeur, but in REDD + a driver is an underlying cause of deforestation or forest degradation.

While not as ostentatious as some of the projects you'll see at SEMA, the Accord Sedan X-Package does carry some styling cues that can translate to a production model.

We make good use of materials on simple forms to achieve a high level of understated luxury with nothing overdone, so it is not ostentatious in any way.

The wines of arguably the world's most famous wine region have long installed themselves as the default setting for those looking for ostentatious displays of wealth and success.

Larte Design, a European tuning company based in Russia, wants to make your 2014 GL just a little more ostentatious with its first U.S. - market tuning kit dubbed «Black Crystal»

Right now, though, it strikes me as perhaps the most ostentatious car in a seemingly endless string of pricey iterations.

Everything about that trailer is pretty solid, and its got a nice look that's not too ostentatious about the»70s garb.

But we'd like to think Lawrence, who is revered for her down - to - earth attitude, simply chose it because the house, while sprawling, still has a comfortable and lived - in vibe — by ostentatious Los Angeles standards anyway.

The environmentally conscious set can check out the Panto microcar, while those looking to roll with their Crew in more ostentatious style can add the massive 3 - axel, 6 - seater Dubsta to their fleet.

The close proximity of such ostentatious wealth makes it all the more refreshing to see Jeremy Deller, the artist chosen to represent Britain at the Biennale, pack such a political punch.

While both artists rely heavily on ostentatious color schemes, the works are more than straightforward examples of unencumbered formalism.

However, if you have your eyes on a more ostentatious luxury vehicle, may we suggest the Mercedes - Benz S350 BlueTec perhaps?

Series mastermind Hideo Kojima has never been one to shy away from ostentatious hedonism, thus a Michael Bay action movie - cum - Fast and Furious - cum, well, Metal Gear Solid style set piece kicks off in fantastical fashion with fires, flashes and explosions.

In the early years at the Emirates, he would respond to difficult periods in matches by making ostentatious, clumsy tackles, risking injury to both himself and rivals.

«Matrimania has actually gotten more extreme since, say, the 1950s or so,» says DePaulo, «people celebrate marriage so relentlessly, and in such ostentatious ways, not because we are all so secure about the place of marriage in our lives, but because we are so insecure.

It's eye - catching and a little ostentatious without being too showy.

It catches the eye better than almost any other handheld out there without being too ostentatious about it, and it oozes the same feeling of quality construction as its non-edgy brother.

I'm not holding it against Saulnier that he withholds all this information — it's just that he doesn't quite convince us that Blue Ruin is the sort of film that thrives on such ostentatious lacunae.

Also, this is a vehemently old - school action / war movie that's mercilessly low on ostentatious CGI.

Trim is opulent but not quite ostentatious.

You also have futile culture wars, ostentatious shows of public piety, closeminded bigotry, widespread theological and biblical illiteracy, perversions like the prosperity gospel, constant violations of the separation of church and state, and more child abuse and molestation than you can shake a nailbat at!

One curiosity with this practice now is that they do it in often very ostentatious manners... buying the equivalent of really lush weaves, so that they end up having «hair» which is potentially nicer than their own.

It's perhaps the most ostentatious car in our stable, and it's clearly going to be one of the top choices for attending class reunions and occasions that require a sparkling first impression.

But if you are using it to finance the corruption or ostentatious lifestyle of public officials, then there is a problem.

The body needed work too, of course - while it might look like ostentatious decoration, the enormous rear wing (and the low front splitter) were both designed to assist the car at the high speeds it was expected to reach in rallying.

He isn't boring, doing more than shot reverse shot coverage in his dialogue scenes, but he isn't overly ostentatious either.

His argument is too lengthy to quote in full, but he's decidedly a fan of Acting, not of Great Acting, defining the latter as ostentatious performances that encourage viewers to identify with the actor rather than the character.

There's nothing ostentatious about «The End of The Tour.»

You might want to bring some good luck charm for Fengshui reasons, which should be okay as long as it is not too ostentatious like a 6 feet Fortune Cat statue.

Instead of stamping a huge, ostentatious statement on the neighborhood, the architects sought to interact with their environs, and they have succeeded admirably.

Likewise, you want to help out your would - be employer as much as you can, so you should prioritize readability for your resume over something ostentatious.

But you're only likely to agree with him if you care more for ostentatious design and hi - tech gadgetry in your hot hatchback than you do for ultimate handling thrills.

The most controversial part of the styling is, of course, that slanted rear roof, the most notable difference between this and the virtually identical X5 M. It's a willful disposal of cargo space, an almost ostentatious shunning of usability strictly for the sake of statement.

A former magazine editor, she had designed a bag with clean, simple lines and an elegant sensibility that filled the gap between ostentatious luxury purses and uninspired functional bags.

Drapes and mahogany are «heavy,» ostentatious additions to a space that should be screaming pragmatism.

And when I saw the jacket I fell in love but decided it would not be a good investment because it is very ostentatious (love that word) and I thought I wouldn't be able to wear it much.

That meant that the exterior of the car couldn't be bursting with scoops, angles, ridiculous wings, or anything ostentatious like its sister company Lamborghini would design.

There's just too much ostentatious creativity going on.

As much as I loved the «brrRRAAAAAAP, pop, POP» of the Active Exhaust when the vehicle was set up in its most aggressive mode, I found the noise to be perhaps too ostentatious when driving around downtown San Francisco and on the highways surrounding.

About the size of a 7 Series, this «Silver Shadow for 2025» proposal would cater to customers who want a cossetting interior but prefer a less ostentatious exterior and a more environment - friendly powertrain.

By his own admission, the musician «was always a kind of ostentatious bastard,» and that whole persona bears out across the doc.

Despite a subject matter that could easily veer toward melodrama, Chomko's direction is never ostentatious or self - indulgent.

Although he arrives by carriage looking like Gary Oldman in Bram Stoker's Dracula, complete with dark glasses and ostentatious hat, Price is a stubborn rationalist («I do not believe in anything I can not see,» he declares) and naturally responds with clinical skepticism to Sarah's insistence that she's been cursed by her livelihood and haunted by its victims.

Neither this nor the Bentley or Lamborghini versions are anywhere near ostentatious enough for me, dahlings.

A little further north and more ostentatious still is Potato Head Beach Club, which also offers a sublime beachfront setting, comprehensive array of cocktails, a large pool with swim - up bar and several great options for dining into the evening.