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

Zorthian Ranch, the zany artist compound, was a second home for Calvin, who loved to ride horses there.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

College football has its fair share of zany traditions, but none has become as reliable as spending the final weekend of the season arguing over whether Alabama deserves to make the College Football Playoff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 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

Plus, Charles’s mother did not particularly care for what Mr. Lemoncello was doing inside his zany library.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein