Sentence examples for a seemingly ridiculous from inspiring English sources

Being denied a meal would allow civil rights boosters to test in court a seemingly ridiculous notion: Since at least 1872, it was illegal for a District restaurant to refuse service on the basis of race.

While it may make a good joke, sometimes there is a good reason for a seemingly ridiculous law.

Something else that really seemed to touch all of us, in some way, was watching these characters make genuinely meaningful changes in their lives as the result of a seemingly ridiculous pursuit.

While impressive, Howard's performance was hardly astonishing when compared to that of his Mexican counterpart Guillermo Ochoa, who all but morphed into an octopus with a string of seemingly ridiculous saves in the face of an onslaught from Brazil.

There is an important statistic in this seemingly ridiculous bill.

Still, for the sake of argument, let's say that I am wrong and the God of the Bible is real and when I die God will judge me based solely on whether or not I believe that the seemingly ridiculous stories in an ancient series of books full of contradictions and obvious mythological elements is true on insufficient evidence and not on my good works in life.

"I articulated an intention to take the Tigers to the previously uncharted waters of the Premier League and to the eternal credit of the players and coaching staff, that seemingly ridiculous ambition was achieved 11 months later thanks to a victorious debut appearance at Wembley in the play-off final.

It seems amusing to her now, that she was scared to find her death in a place of relief; that she is now terrified of the same seemingly ridiculous scenario.

As seemingly ridiculous as the Iowa Caucuses are, they do have a big impact on the party nominating contests.

Lucas talks reverently of a certain category of megadirector — James Cameron ("Avatar") and Peter Jackson ("The Lord of the Rings") — who, like him, shepherd personal, seemingly ridiculous visions to the screen, only to watch them connect with a mass audience.

It's hard to know for sure the millions of dollars this seemingly ridiculous and clearly unconstitutional law saves the insurance company every time a car or truck accident or careless doctor takes the life of a loved one, leaving families emotionally and financially destroyed.