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

Granting the preposterousness of the whole idea, he is genuinely nonetheless curious about what it would be like to have this kind of experience.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2023

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

But she’s also fully clued in to the preposterousness of a 24-year-old millionaire singer issuing prescriptions, and the soporific luxury of her lounges on the beach.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2021

The very preposterousness of the suggestion was in its favour, in a way.

From Captain Macedoine's Daughter by McFee, William