GAUCHE in a Sentence

Learn GAUCHE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for GAUCHE, such as:

1. It would be gauche to mention the price.
2. We're all a bit gauche when we're young.
3. Compared to the sophisticated young ladies in their elegant gowns, tomboyish Jo felt gauche and out of place.
4. He was a bulky, gauche, noisy, humorous man, with narrow eyes, a rustic complexion, large red hands, and brilliant clothes.

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 Meanings and Examples of GAUCHE
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gauche
 a.  awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth
Classic Sentence:
1  He was a bulky, gauche, noisy, humorous man, with narrow eyes, a rustic complexion, large red hands, and brilliant clothes.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
Example Sentence:
1  We're all a bit gauche when we're young.
2  It would be gauche to mention the price.
3  Compared to the sophisticated young ladies in their elegant gowns, tomboyish Jo felt gauche and out of place.