preposterousness

Example Sentences

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Perhaps by now you’ve picked up on the preposterousness in this parade of terms.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025

It’s a fantastic sketch that, despite its preposterousness, undoes any neat distinction invoked in the title of Odenkirk’s memoir between “comedy” and “drama.”

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2022

But she’s also fully clued in to the preposterousness of a 24-year-old millionaire singer issuing prescriptions, and the soporific luxury of her lounges on the beach.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2021

Wholly embracing its preposterousness, this sprightly, enjoyable show is a huge improvement on its source: a humorless, casually sexist 1980 movie from Clint Eastwood’s ill-considered comedy phase.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2019

"Oh yes!" said Sylvia, half startled by the preposterousness of the idea that they might not be.

From The Bent Twig by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield