daffy

Example Sentences

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This is something far more daffy and useless: The brouhaha over unrequited affections between Seattle Mariners at the World Baseball Classic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Some wizard just proposed fixing this daffy, diluted, far-too-long 16 team playoff by making it 24 teams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Before that, though, she inevitably reached back for “Call Me Maybe,” delivering the song while pulling daffy faces that made her look like the star of some forgotten ’30s screwball comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

But the order wasn’t just daffy; it was pernicious.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

Noah and I are about eight and dressed in matching sailor outfits looking totally daffy.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson