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Six example sentences with tawdry, each labelled with its topic.
The set designers filled the ballroom with tawdry gold statues that made the millionaire look desperate rather than rich.
Movies
Neon signs and plastic palms gave the boardwalk a tawdry glitter that the photographer captured at dusk without irony.
Photography
Visitors to the old palace mocked its tawdry chandeliers, hung by a duke who confused expense with elegance.
History
The souvenir stalls sold tawdry plastic towers painted gold, and every one of them was lit from inside.
Travel
The casino's tawdry facade, fake marble columns topped with plastic urns, made the older hotel beside it look dignified.
Architecture
The band's tawdry stage set, tinsel curtains and a glittering cardboard throne, drew laughs before the first chord.
Music
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