ludicrous
Example Sentences
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“Optical is heading into ludicrous speed,” Mizuho managing director for equity trading Daniel O’Regan said in a note to clients about Monday’s trading action.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
And about that three-point game: If it were made today, West’s ludicrous, better-than-half-court shot at the buzzer in the third game of the 1970 finals would simply win the contest, not send it into overtime.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Speaking to Times Radio earlier this month, Turner said he was "already on a conduct warning for having the audacity to say that these proposals are ludicrous".
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
This price tag is ludicrous for an 18-month experiment.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
“It is ludicrous to believe that asset bubbles can only be recognized in hindsight,” he wrote.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing ludicrous
A Raisin in the Sun
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The Hunger Games
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