irrational

Example Sentences

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While the motives that drive a knight are often human, political, or both, the logic is as miraculous and irrational as a muddy hedge knight crawling out from under a fallen dragon.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

This was an irrational fear, but this was where Shiffrin was at this point.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Freight was another sector that some analysts said was subjected to irrational AI fears last week.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

Mahmood has previously said the current policing structure is "irrational", announcing on Thursday that she intends to drastically cut police forces down from 43 to make way for 12 "mega" forces.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

But talking face-to-face with someone about the case made the irrational thinking swirling around Walter's conviction much, much harder to accept.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson