ridiculous
Example Sentences
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The difference now is that even the haves—the schools and conferences that had no issue dissolving old allegiances acting entirely in their own self interest—agree it’s gotten ridiculous.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Launched in an era where machismo meant a goofy wrestler or metal singer with an eight-octave falsetto, the steroidal beskirted barbarian has always been a bit ridiculous.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
"I don't even know how to respond to that, other than to tell you that it's absurd and ridiculous," Rubio told the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Describing the punishment Southampton received as "ridiculous", Solak tried to downplay the seriousness of the club's cheating.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The man scoffed as if it were the most ridiculous thing he’d ever heard.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Vocabulary lists containing ridiculous
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