irrational
Example Sentences
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However, she said she had experienced fear and irrational guilt after Eliza's diagnosis.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
"The railway is part of the rationalisation of our transport system, especially on the Uganda side, which is irrational and wasteful," the veteran leader told the ceremony.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
While the motives that drive a knight are often human, political, or both, the logic is as miraculous and irrational as a muddy hedge knight crawling out from under a fallen dragon.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026
Freight was another sector that some analysts said was subjected to irrational AI fears last week.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026
Admittedly, I have some anxiety problems, but I would argue it isn’t irrational to be concerned about the fact that you are a skin-encased bacterial colony.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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