absurdity
Example Sentences
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Seth Meyers is stupendous at hooks and jabs delivered at a lightning pace, but straightly, leaving the performance of absurdity to news headlines.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
The energy was slightly festive, lightened by the absurdity of the situation.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
Most of these rare VHS titles tend to be schlocky, low-budget efforts, the kind of movies that are so bad they become entertaining in their absurdity.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Which is why some of the best moments in these shows are moments of absurdity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Zoya Nazyalensky—a powerful Squaller, gorgeous to the point of absurdity, and capable of reducing Nina’s confidence to ash with a single raised brow.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Vocabulary lists containing absurdity
Stargirl
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"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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Vocabulary from the Sixth Democratic Debate, February 11, 2016
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