How to Use ridiculous in a Sentence
ridiculous
adjective
- She looks ridiculous in that outfit.
- It was a ridiculous suggestion.
- That's an absolutely ridiculous price for that sweater.
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So maybe the rug wasn’t such a ridiculous choice after all?
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Caitlin Gibson,
Washington Post,
29 Mar. 2024
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The whole idea of moving to be near your kids seems like a ridiculous concept to me.
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Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Aug. 2023
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Fear not, since there’s still the ridiculous finale to look forward to.
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Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2024
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What is ridiculous about it is that aging is a process.
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Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes,
29 Mar. 2024
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Since Hayley wasn't going to have a baby, the show went to ridiculous lengths to hide the 60 lbs.
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Julia Moore,
Peoplemag,
7 Dec. 2023
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This may seem ridiculous, but Time’s Person of the Year reminds me of this.
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Kathryn Jean Lopez,
National Review,
11 Dec. 2023
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And then the gargoyle piped up and said something ridiculous.
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Sarah Bahr,
New York Times,
3 May 2023
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But within a few years, a boom was on with all its ups and downs, the funny and ridiculous.
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Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2023
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For a man to spend 30 years of his life and not age would’ve been ridiculous, and not grow wiser in any way.
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James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Feb. 2024
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Thank you for coming, for all of your ridiculous love and kindness.
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Jack Irvin,
Peoplemag,
29 Jan. 2024
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In fact, there are so many myths from our childhood that are just so ridiculous.
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Stephanie Kaloi,
Peoplemag,
22 Sep. 2023
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But the idea that fine dining is finished is ridiculous.
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Jay McInerney,
Town & Country,
30 Mar. 2023
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But only the part of the world that is my close friends, because what if the ridiculous person follows me?
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Talib Babb,
The New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2024
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In terms of advance planning, a year ahead isn’t ridiculous.
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Marla Jo Fisher,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2024
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Along the way, the show took shots at Glee's clichés, constant talk of regionals, ridiculous mash-ups, and so much more.
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Chancellor Agard,
EW.com,
6 Mar. 2024
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Then, of course, turning that into a ridiculous sendup.
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Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
18 Jan. 2024
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The fight scenes in Liman’s Road House are just as bloody and ridiculous as those in Herrington’s.
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Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2024
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The ball bounced off his helmet and Aiyuk, who was already taking a spill, snatched the ball with one hand and hauled in a ridiculous catch.
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Jason Mastrodonato,
The Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2024
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And my Twitter feed is filled with news stories that are just ridiculous.
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Lauren Goode,
WIRED,
12 Oct. 2023
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To complete it for 20 yards is ridiculous on McCarthy's part.
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Kevin Skiver,
Detroit Free Press,
1 Jan. 2024
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Also, in the book, some of the activists start taking things to a slightly ridiculous extreme.
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Maddie Browning,
BostonGlobe.com,
9 May 2023
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From scary drops to ridiculous speeds, these coasters were built for thrill seekers.
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Nic Napier,
The Indianapolis Star,
16 Aug. 2023
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In the original play, the boy is mopey, a little vain, almost ridiculous.
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Kally Patz,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2023
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It’s meant to be ridiculous but not, like, Dodgeball ridiculous.
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Vulture,
17 Jan. 2024
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But the director brings the right solemnity to his script, which in less able hands might have grown ridiculous.
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Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2023
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This choice, at first blush, might seem ridiculous to many in the Barbie audience.
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Andrea Nevins,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Aug. 2023
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And, so, to look at them in isolation is pretty ridiculous.
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Brianna Herlihy,
Fox News,
1 Aug. 2023
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