absurd
Example Sentences
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The book’s 400 pages of honest, funny and absurd storytelling seem to fly by.
From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026
Like most of today’s national news, watching the Herndon Climb unfold is equal parts meaningful and absurd.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026
The notion that the stock in a digital or financial-services corporation could be worth no more than the value of its office equipment seems absurd, and for good reason.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Chmielewski dismissed this comment as "absurd and outrageous".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Francis—puff-eyed, his stiff red hair full of absurd cowlicks—was still in his bathrobe.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing absurd
Unit 1: Telling Details
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The Pigman
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