ludicrous
Example Sentences
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“It would be ludicrous to say that I’ve got any kind of grip on the complexity or contemporary life in L.A.,”
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Elsewhere he notes that “it would be ludicrous to suggest that all constraints are creatively generative.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
“Optical is heading into ludicrous speed,” Mizuho managing director for equity trading Daniel O’Regan said in a note to clients about Monday’s trading action.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Loftis wants to attract tourists to the town, but soon discovers that old stories that once seemed "too ludicrous to be true" start happening again.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Esthetics as a parlor affectation is ludicrous and sometimes a little obscene; as a way of life it sometimes attains dignity.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing ludicrous
A Raisin in the Sun
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