As a result, he considers cars like the supercharged Mercedes E55, with 469 horsepower, are a bargain, despite their seemingly outrageous sticker prices.

It affects only his speech, and he doesn't realize he's doing it, but the parishioners of Nibbleswicke are shocked and confused by his seemingly outrageous comments.

She'd had some requests made of her in her time but none seemingly as outrageous as this.

Others point to the seemingly outrageous prices sometimes charged for the smallest room service order.

Politicians are parrhesiacs, too: Forgive me, but was Ronald Reagan's favorite way of sugar-coating some seemingly outrageous pill.

Despite the seemingly outrageous treatment of the two complaining families, the office found no evidence that the clinical treatment of those subjects was inappropriate or the study design unethical.

And so, armed with the knowledge that a seemingly outrageous 2:1 ratio of cheese to macaroni is indeed possible, I set out in search of the ideal recipe.

"Advertising should be seemingly outrageous," Mr. Lois said, "but not be nuts."

The trick was to cause the opponent to challenge some seemingly outrageous but actually accurate statement.

During personal appearances and media interviews, Morris would offer provocative quips or do something seemingly outrageous which provided never-ending material for the press and often made headlines around the globe.