silly
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The proposed removal of wartime leader Churchill angered Reform leader Nigel Farage, and Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey, with Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch describing the move as "a silly thing to do".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Almost sounds silly now, with the way the team has stumbled and bumbled its way through the first four games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
His desk is covered with fidget toys: slinkies, small squishies, silly putty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Department of Conservation reported this weekend a 200 percent increase in sightings on land around Wellington, local media said, describing it as "seal silly season".
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
‘Don’t be silly, dear. I can walk on my own,’ Bubbe replies sharply.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
The worst outcome I could imagine was a case of the sillies, sleepies, or munchies.
From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2026
Chilly weather brought out the sillies in our giant panda cub, who showed off his somersault style.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2023
Though once is enough for me, I promise not to find that any more offensive than those flag-decorated pubs full of World Cup sillies.
From The Guardian ● May 31, 2010
If you are the parent of a preschooler, suffice it to say that Raffi, in the throes of middle age, is shaking his sillies out.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Oh, you sillies, it’s just that the power is out. Your eyes still work fine.”
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
In retrospect, these decisions to finance and distribute independent films make Disney’s InfinityVision look even sillier.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
She says they bring out each other's sillier side and they spend most of their time on set "belly laughing about the most random things".
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
The awards, which celebrate the sillier side of science, have held raucous ceremonies that see the winners showered with paper aeroplanes at universities in Massachusetts since 1991.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
Some of the sillier visualizations of heaven seem chosen to prove that filmmakers, no less than regular people, struggle to conceive its particulars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
I suppressed this impulse also, as it was even sillier than the first.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
He understands how to use his innate magnetism to charm his way through even the silliest scripts, occasionally creating a dissonance between the film and his performances that makes even the duds memorable.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
But that might be the silliest insurance ever sold, akin to an Armageddon policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Guiterrez was killed just days before her 20th birthday and was described on GoFundMe by her sister as having the silliest laugh and biggest smiles, and giving the best hugs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
“Salmon,” I ask this morning, “can you tell me in your silliest voice what you want in your lunch?”
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
Isn’t that the silliest thing you’ve ever heard?
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
