absurdity
Example Sentences
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Fox responded on social media in a post that leaned into the absurdity of the situation rather than alarm.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
“Just the underlying absurdity or joke really gives you the ability to go to these really intense emotional places,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 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
A passage in which an argument erupts over which nearby shop sells the best donuts, for instance, descends into absurdity when Mr. Eddy suddenly rises from his state of near-unconsciousness to offer his opinion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
When Mary stood to cut the cake, Tony was struck by the absurdity of the scene.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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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