OUTLANDISH in a Sentence

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For OUTLANDISH, below is one of 5 sentences:
Well, there was a big outlandish parrot on each side of the clock, made out of something like chalk, and painted up gaudy.

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 Meanings and Examples of OUTLANDISH
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
outlandish
 a.  unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
Classic Sentence:
1  Likewise, there was a parcel of outlandish bone fish hooks on the shelf over the fire-place, and a tall harpoon standing at the head of the bed.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 3. The Spouter-Inn.
2  But poorly could I withstand them, much as in other moods I was almost ready to smile at the solemn whimsicalities of that outlandish prophet of the wharves.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 28. Ahab.
3  Well, there was a big outlandish parrot on each side of the clock, made out of something like chalk, and painted up gaudy.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII.
4  He was just enough civilized to show off his outlandishness in the strangest possible manners.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 4. The Counterpane.
Example Sentence:
1  The eccentric professor who engages in markedly outlandish behavior is a stock figure in novels with an academic setting.