absurd

Example Sentences

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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

“Tow” is a testament to following your favorite performers to the ends of the Earth, just to see what absurd things they may do next.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

I’ve been privy to someone’s absurd envy over a rival’s bigger jet and heard people running huge enterprises speak of wanting to start another one at 70.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The “Chuck Norris facts” phenomenon — a stream of absurd one-liners casting him as an invincible force of nature — helped turn the actor into a meme sensation before memes were a business.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

I thought this rather absurd, and protested, but to my surprise she agreed with him.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier