Sentence examples for as rather preposterous from inspiring English sources

Even then, I recognized this problem as rather preposterous.

But even before any of that seems clear, he is reluctant to even talk to Tami about her incredible (or rather preposterous, in terms of any allegiance to realism) job opportunity as the dean of admissions at a prestigious northeastern college.

As a former employee of Adbusters, I was privy to these sessions for over two years and find the notion that the magazine is "anti-capitalist" to be rather preposterous.

It all seemed long ago, and, at this distance of two thousand miles, rather preposterous.

Which brought up one of the many ironies in the situation: Syrian lingerie was somehow more outlandish than outrageous, that is, not deployed as erotic but rather as preposterous, and therefore the more offensive for being garish and kitsch.

Daughter of Ozzy "Prince of Darkness" Osbourne, her biggest chart hit, One Word, was described by Stylus magazine as: "Rather like Ms Osbourne herself... utterly preposterous and yet strangely captivating at the same time".

So, as preposterous as it sounds, my favorite movies as a child were Jean Cocteau's "Orpheus" and François Truffaut's "Jules and Jim".

Each is as preposterous as the last.

The conclusion is not as preposterous as it might sound.

The idea is as preposterous as it is sinister.

It sounds not nearly as preposterous as it should.