crackpot

Example Sentences

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Their water stays there — although every few years someone voices a crackpot idea about California importing water from the Columbia River.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 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

"You can't attach Rudy Giuliani to Sidney Powell's crackpot idea."

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2023

Such “skepticism” can start with reasonable questions, and from the viewpoint of the early 2000s, concern about the safety of regular childhood shots was not an entirely crackpot notion.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2023

“Not surprisingly, most people chose to watch their new queen receive her crown rather than listen to some crackpot millionaire talk about the weather,” said Sydney.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti