daffy

Example Sentences

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This is something far more daffy and useless: The brouhaha over unrequited affections between Seattle Mariners at the World Baseball Classic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Some wizard just proposed fixing this daffy, diluted, far-too-long 16 team playoff by making it 24 teams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

But the order wasn’t just daffy; it was pernicious.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

Instead director Jim McBride, who co-wrote the script with Jack Baran, “ends up simply satirizing the argyle innocence and daffy exuberance of the ’50s,” according to The Times’ review.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2022

Noah and I are about eight and dressed in matching sailor outfits looking totally daffy.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson