loony

Example Sentences

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However, because of the Globes’ loony category smash-up in the supporting performance categories, Cooper’s triumph came at the expense of “The White Lotus” star Walton Goggins and Tramell Tillman’s Emmy-winning work on “Severance.”

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2026

And I don’t think his successor will match those heights, even if he or she isn’t quite as loony as we’re speculating.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2024

Each is rated on a scale of bees — one for sleepy, five for loony — in honor of the insects that tortured him in the 2006 remake of “The Wicker Man.”

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023

And a seriously long staircase with a loony payoff leading to the Sacré Coeur Basilica at dawn.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2023

He seemed about one step away from being one of those loony types who mumbled to themselves on the street downtown.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix