absurd
Example Sentences
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"I don't even know how to respond to that, other than to tell you that it's absurd and ridiculous," Rubio told the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
But when the Knicks signed him to that deal in 2022, the idea of Brunson becoming the icon called “Captain Clutch” seemed absurd.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Price-weighting has no end of absurd consequences, not the least of which is what happens when there is a stock split.
From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026
The pre-fight feeling was that this occasion bordered on the absurd as a sanctioned world title contest, but Verhoeven went a long way to proving the boxing fraternity wrong.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
It was absurd and impossible, and he couldn’t shake the feeling that he rather wanted her to do it again.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Vocabulary lists containing absurd
Unit 1: Telling Details
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