The paintings of the Fauves were characterized by seemingly wild brush work and strident colors, while their subject matter had a high degree of simplification and abstraction.

The strident colors and mechanical patterning of the other examples suggest computerized renderings.

And here, too, with glacially shifting blocks of harmony giving rise to explosions of strident color, the orchestra played splendidly.

The sun had set not long before, and left a panoply of strident color trailing be- hind it.

Rarely has such a variety of reds, greens, yellows and other strident colors turned up in fall collections.

They were in cheerful, but not strident, colors, and the neat, clean lines were easy to comprehend and to wear.

What his allusive works mean is hard to say, but with their sharp edges and strident colors, they offer an interesting mix of raw clunkiness and stylish retro-modernism.

Amused by the clunky solidity of the dishes and their happy, strident colors, she bought the whole box for $35 on a whim.

His short, dyed hair and casual clothes differed from typical cuarteto singers with strident colors and long curly hair.

Fortunately, strident colors and bizarre shapes that typify much of the current work being done nationally in these media are absent here.