preposterous

Example Sentences

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The room tilts as my brain tries to piece together the preposterous idea she’s proposing.

From Literature

Watch as the fluid camerawork makes her kills look nastier, and the preposterous script allows her to outwit her foes, even with the cards stacked against her at every turn.

From Salon

Microdramas hew to an established formula, with each installment ending on a cliffhanger that pushes its often preposterous story line toward a final, usually shocking reveal.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was preposterous, but how could I explain it to someone who simply wanted me to disappear?

From Literature

David Hamilton said he could no longer trust the government to handle some files "unsupervised" after being given "preposterous and unacceptable" excuses for not complying with his orders.

From BBC