absurdity

Example Sentences

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A passage in which an argument erupts over which nearby shop sells the best donuts, for instance, descends into absurdity when Mr. Eddy suddenly rises from his state of near-unconsciousness to offer his opinion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"Perhaps the real absurdity lies not in imagining a tool-using cow, but in assuming such a thing could never exist."

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

"It is pure intention: if there is chaos, it is authored chaos: if it is ugly, it is designed ugliness; if it is absurd, it is willed absurdity."

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

“He had a razor-sharp sense of humor. He loved the absurdity of things.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

I almost laughed at the absurdity of it.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu