crackpot
Example Sentences
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It sounds like a crackpot invention advertised on the back of an old comic book: DIY solar panels you plug into a standard wall outlet to pump electricity into your home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
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
How can someone be both a steel-witted lawyer and a crackpot?
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2023
Food fads still come and go with alarming speed: A scientific study, a new government guideline, a lone crackpot with a medical degree can change our nation’s diet overnight.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
