ridiculous
Example Sentences
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"It's expensive to feed the whole family. It's getting ridiculous really. It's not just food, it's the nappies and wipes and days out."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
“Fortunately, we both own a ridiculous amount of analog gear,” Harrison adds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
It’s the ideal midnight movie, an adroit balance of the funny and the macabre, the frightening and the ridiculous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
"These numbers are huge, and frankly ridiculous," she said, saying reduced outlays could free up cash for generating tangible profits from investments already made.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
To be honest, the way Colin describes it, it does sound a bit ridiculous.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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