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How to use ludicrous in a sentence

17 example sentences · adjective

Ludicrous means idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd. Example: “He made a ludicrous attempt to run for office.”

Examples of ludicrous by meaning

adjectiveIdiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.

  • He made a ludicrous attempt to run for office.

More sentences with ludicrous

  • To put a beauty salon alongside a black iron gym was ludicrous.2017, Ken Heathcote, We're Going To Live Forever: The Secrets To Eternal Youth, page 44. From the entry black iron
  • A bad sci-fi movie is often ludicrous and silly and ripe for riffing.2015 January 27, Chris Morgan, The Comic Galaxy of Mystery Science Theater 3000: Twelve Classic Episodes and the Movies They Lampoon…. From the entry riff
  • The idea of a British warship supposedly menacing Spain is ludicrous.2013 August 14, Simon Jenkins, The Guardian. From the entry tailback
  • What kind of ludicrous technobabble is that supposed to—' ¶ Unexpectedly, he fell silent.1997, Lawrence Miles, chapter 4, in Alien Bodies, page 84. From the entry technobabble
  • They mean much or nothing, and the humorist is alert to the ludicrous ineptitudes of wordmongery.1949, William George Hoffman, Public Speaking for Businessmen, page 354. From the entry wordmongery
  • If I sounded like myself, I'd sound ludicrous.2013 January 31, Eleanor Prescott, Could It Be I'm Falling In Love?, Quercus Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry inappropes
  • You know, stock characters, ludicrous plots, beam me up.2011 October 13, Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan, Maria Ferrari, “The Russian Rocket Reaction (5-5)” (00:16:47–00:17:00 from the start), in The…. From the entry hooey
  • And just when did you last see decorous Sea Officers, Lewrie asked himself in wonder at such a ludicrous statement?2006, Dewey Lambdin, The Gun Ketch, page 124. From the entry balum rancum
  • In the '40s, I remember ludicrous puns thought to be funny and repeated by teenagers, sometimes to a chorus of laughter.2005, Donald W. McCaffrey, The Road to Comedy: The Films of Bob Hope, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 2. From the entry groaner
  • Behaving like some ludicrous little underage femme fatale?1972, Jay Presson Allen, Cabaret, spoken by Brian Roberts (Michael York). From the entry femme fatale
  • My personal boy was also busy, trying to put together the Roorkee chair, and it was ludicrous to watch his struggles.1930, W.H. Allen (publisher), “Fatuma and Mkatakhuni”, in The National Review, volume 95, page 96. From the entry roorkee chair
  • We suspect that its extra pound of heft is made up entirely of crapware—the Vaio ships with a ludicrous number of useless preinstalled applications.2008, "Can Apple's Best Topple the PC Competition?", Maximum PC, Future US, Inc. (ISSN 1522-4279), No. 96, page 26. From the entry crapware
  • One writer, prior to the departure from Cheshire of the “enormous” tribute, claimed to have witnessed in that town “a ludicrous procession, in honor of a cheesen God.”2016, Robert M. S. McDonald, Confounding Father: Thomas Jefferson's Image in His Own Time, →ISBN. From the entry cheesen
  • Given what we know about cognitive psychology, utility maximization is a ludicrous concept; equilibrium pretty foolish outside of financial markets; perfect competition a howler for most industries.1993, Paul Krugman, How I Work, October 1 1993, in: Paul Krugman, Arguing with Zombies, 2020, p. 402. From the entry howler
  • And despite the gross incompetence of Hemmings' direction, the ludicrous script, and the heavy-handed acting, there remains a stellar reason to see and enjoy Just a Gigolo: David Bowie.1981 August 8, Rob Schmieder, “Starring Bowie and Berlin”, in Gay Community News, page 11. From the entry turkey
  • American quackery, eddyism, osteopathy , faithcure, optometry, and a hundred such nonsensicalities, if ludicrous, are still evidences that a large part of the community is at least undeceived.1909 March, George M. Gould, “An Appeal for the Sake of Man and of Medicine”, in American Medicine, volume 15, page 126. From the entry faithcure

Meaning of ludicrous

  1. adjective Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.
  2. adjective Playful, fun, entertaining.

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Questions about ludicrous in a sentence

How do you use ludicrous in a sentence?
Ludicrous is used as an adjective. For example: “He made a ludicrous attempt to run for office.”
What is a short sentence with ludicrous?
“Behaving like some ludicrous little underage femme fatale?”
What does ludicrous mean?
Ludicrous means idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.

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