preposterously
Example Sentences
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Their care was funded by great commercial wealth—among the most compelling characters here is the man whose bequest first financed the Innocenti: Francesco Datini, a preposterously wealthy, libidinous and melancholy-prone merchant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
In 2023, he called such fears "preposterously ridiculous".
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025
Learning English from reruns of “Law & Order,” the being now called Harry will preposterously succeed in his masquerade, and in doing so, join a community that will ultimately improve him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2025
Like Calva, Manny is appealing, even if the character is preposterously nice for a clichéd Hollywood striver.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
“It is almost impossible for me to show you what I did on these maps because they are so preposterously wrong,” he began.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
