absurd

Example Sentences

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Fruit is an absurd but also simple way to reflect the formulaic, sensationalist and stereotypical world of dating reality TV, Lupinacci said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Meursault finds man’s existence absurd, his efforts meaningless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The story is completely absurd, filled with plot holes and characters as thin as a prima ballerina.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

One of them, lawyer Seydou Diagne, called the decision to strip Senegal of their title "so blatant, so absurd, so irrational".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

"The farce of the cold war and the absurd war machine it spawned," he said, "was an ever-growing pathetic joke to me."

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau