preposterous

Example Sentences

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It’s preposterous to think that, even with the best of intentions on both sides, a peace as complicated as this could have been settled in one day.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Watch as the fluid camerawork makes her kills look nastier, and the preposterous script allows her to outwit her foes, even with the cards stacked against her at every turn.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

David Hamilton said he could no longer trust the government to handle some files "unsupervised" after being given "preposterous and unacceptable" excuses for not complying with his orders.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Written by Matthew Parkhill, with Guy Ritchie — who directed Robert Downey Jr. in two steroidal Holmes films — helming some episodes, it’s pulpy and nutty and preposterous, mostly in a good way.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

And Steve shoots up in his chair and asks, ‘What did you just say?’—as if the guy had just uttered the most preposterous statement in the history of finance.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis