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. 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.
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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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of GAUCHE
gauche
 a.  lacking social polish
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.