absurdity
Example Sentences
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The energy was slightly festive, lightened by the absurdity of the situation.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
Fox responded on social media in a post that leaned into the absurdity of the situation rather than alarm.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
It’s this exposé of societal absurdity and Meursault’s atheistic refusal to play along with pacifying notions of sin and redemption, that makes“The Stranger” a pinnacle of confrontational literature.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Despite the absurdity of the whole fight, there was no bad blood as the self-styled "brothers" embraced at the end.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Then—as a crowning absurdity, my salvation that moment—came the man the thanes called Unferth.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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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