absurdity
Example Sentences
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And thanks to additional restrictions on certain prepared foods, the rules reach peak absurdity: a fruit cup sold with a spoon is forbidden, yet a slice of cake with a fork is fine.
From Salon
"You could go back to the Middle Ages - when people are dominated, they use absurdity to speak the truth a little bit and still have plausible deniability."
From BBC
Now the late-night animation channel has a new offering: “Haha, You Clowns,” which is much in the same vein of saccharine sincerity mixed with awkward absurdity.
From Salon
Alerted to the absurdity of the claim, she revised it — to having saved 258 million lives.
From Los Angeles Times
Your Dec. 16 editorial “After the Jimmy Lai Verdict” has reached new heights of absurdity.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
