Sentence examples for but ludicrous from inspiring English sources

In today's world of suicide bombers and a ravaged economy, it all seems not merely frivolous, but ludicrous.

But ludicrous as it sounds, it is the rare trait to appear to disengage that allows the tall, athletic Gómez his chances.

This is perhaps the most ludicrous conceit in a movie that consists of nothing but ludicrous conceits.

One scene is amusing but ludicrous: over lunch with his daughter and her fiance, Devereaux can't help talking dirty ("Bouillabaisse – it is the sex party of the fishes!").

To many liberal-minded Germans of the twenties, Hitler was a scary but ludicrous figure who did not seem to represent a serious threat.

The only surprise, perhaps, was that England did not add even more goals but, ludicrous as it might sound, San Marino could actually reflect that they had played above themselves, and feel reasonably satisfied with how the game panned out.

It's an admirable suggestion, but totally ludicrous.

The churlishness is unbecoming in a Labour MP but also ludicrous.

But as ludicrous and petty as Jones may be, one wonders if his little fire can really explain all this.

The integration of song and story in "Baby It's You!" is often on this semi-facetious but still ludicrous level.

But this ludicrous analogy is flawed primarily because we are not talking about the maximisation of the profit margins on cauliflowers and cabbages here.