ludicrous

Example Sentences

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"So it's pretty ludicrous... I'm dumbfounded in terms of the stark contrast that exists currently in the landscape of sport and swimming."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

For the rest of America not versed in the internecine fights of the online right, this situation may seem baffling—or even trivial, given the ludicrous nature of Owens’ claims.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

Think of “Ratched,” the pretty and pointless “Halston” and his recent ludicrous, gorgeous disaster “All’s Fair.”

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

“I think it’s ludicrous that the city might turn it into something else. While they’re at it, why don’t they make the Hemingway house a Vrbo?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

“I’d rather not ask the obscene motive for this. I’d like to think that you’re attempting to make amends in your simple way for slandering me on my dismal first day with this ludicrous wagon.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole