crackpot
Example Sentences
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It sounds like a crackpot invention advertised on the back of an old comic book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
He said crackpot theories have found oxygen in historical amnesia: “If there’s no motive, they can promote their idea that he was just an innocent patsy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
In the aftermath of his unconventional voyage, Larry Walters assured the American public he wasn't actually a crackpot who had risked life and limb with a hare-brained scheme that was dreamed up on a whim.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2024
How can someone be both a steel-witted lawyer and a crackpot?
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2023
He failed, however, to produce much in the way of evidence, and the theory was considered too crackpot to merit serious attention.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
