crackpot

Example Sentences

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He said crackpot theories have found oxygen in historical amnesia: “If there’s no motive, they can promote their idea that he was just an innocent patsy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

In the aftermath of his unconventional voyage, Larry Walters assured the American public he wasn't actually a crackpot who had risked life and limb with a hare-brained scheme that was dreamed up on a whim.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024

"You can't attach Rudy Giuliani to Sidney Powell's crackpot idea."

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2023

How can someone be both a steel-witted lawyer and a crackpot?

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2023

Alec asked, his tone making it clear what a crackpot idea he thought it was.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner