Sentence examples for be a preposterous from inspiring English sources

"This was going to be a preposterous waste of resources and money.

This would be a preposterous outcome at a time when the nation desperately needs new investment in clean energy as well as the jobs that go with it.

For example, my passion for tennis is not, sadly, indicative of any ability whatsoever, which is why it would be a preposterous career step.

It is harder in part because the broadcast networks try what now seems to be a preposterous feat every September — introducing dozens of new series at the same time.

However, a military figure familiar with the issue scoffs, "There are so many ways to kill people that precision-plowing an asteroid would be a preposterous way to spend money".

After a while, though, as the pieces of the puzzle snap together, curiosity gives way to incredulity and the film reveals itself to be a preposterous, sentimental fable, almost compelling in its sheer awfulness.

That's a preposterous position.

It's a preposterous notion.

It's a preposterous scenario.

This is a preposterous claim.

That is a preposterous proposition.