preposterousness

Example Sentences

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Perhaps by now you’ve picked up on the preposterousness in this parade of terms.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025

The earnest preposterousness of this sequence, which might have worked on MTV sometime in the early ’90s, is representative of the movie’s silliness and its longing for sublimity.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2022

When she first came to Los Angeles 50 years ago, its whimsical preposterousness was her “personal welcoming committee to the city.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2022

In both novels, the narrators are acutely aware of their preposterousness.

From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2022

The preposterousness of it proved that it wasn't true.

From The Custom of the Country by Wharton, Edith