Sentence examples for The absurd from inspiring English sources

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The absurd

adjective

Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly.

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"The absurd and the grotesque inspire me.

The New York Times

The absurd number of extra buttons.

TechCrunch

The absurd spending contest is a total lose-lose situation.

TechCrunch

The absurd numbers don't stop there.

Huffington Post

A theatre of the absurd.

The Economist

THE theatre of the absurd?

The Economist

Some bordered on the absurd.

The New York Times - Sports

Ah, the absurd.

The Guardian

The Theatre of The Absurd beckons.

Independent

But let's not forget the absurd.

The New York Times - Science

This is political correctness to the absurd.

The New York Times

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