zany

Example Sentences

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But the frontrunner of this awards season has long been "One Battle," a zany thriller about a retired revolutionary looking for his teen daughter.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Our critic called the film “a zany, all-out crowd-pleaser.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Whitten stood on stage in a top hat and his hair in a zany afro — which was actually a weave installed by four Senegalese women for the price of $2,600, says Sykes.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

His rendition, which often presents the president as a zany stand-up comedian slinging joke after joke, has won wide respect in the comedy world, and anchored SNL’s political takes for the last four seasons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

Running in the mornings and reading in the afternoons gave him just enough stability to endure the zany nights at the McNabs’.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli