Sentence examples for by ludicrous from inspiring English sources

But even those were marred by ludicrous plotting, with Juliette making her big confession on the red carpet at the Oscars and Maddie's father Deacon finding her on Instagram and rushing in to save her right on time.

But it does say a great deal about the moment he inhabits, defined in part by the ersatz sincerity of our repeated calls to "move beyond race," even as the President is dogged by ludicrous charges that his health-care reform was an attempt at stealth reparations.

The thing is, we all like to find something amazing, a beautiful dress or a sexy pair of shoes, and we would like the rest of the world to notice, but our joy is tempered by ludicrous prices and, as well, a sense that fashion is a special-interest concern of editorial stylists, paparazzi-seeking society chicks and consensus-minded retailers.

McGinley disputed the notion the USA team simply do not care enough about Ryder Cup success, a theory only endorsed by ludicrous images of Rickie Fowler and Bubba Watson – wearing trainers, a mini-kilt and wigs – that emerged online in the early hours of Monday.

Beckman conjures a "sullen and blocky" chateau, marble "the colour of a smoker's teeth", the "citrus tang" of the Orangerie and shadows playing in the Bosquet de Vénus when Jeanne stages a meeting between the by now ludicrous Rohan and a hooded stranger.

The doctor assured us it was merely hyperventilation (read "overacting") caused by the ludicrous demands set by my text and Vicky's insistence on performance.

A hand shakes a dice, over and over in sequential frames, throwing one every time until infuriated by the ludicrous improbability imposed by art.

Atlético Madrid are in their second final, and their first for 40 years, having come within one minute and 35 yards of the trophy in 1974, denied by a ludicrous late potshot by Bayern Munich's Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, then thrashed 4-0 in the only final replay in the competition's history.

The Obama plan will also bar insurance companies from refusing to cover people based on pre-existing conditions (either by not offering them coverage outright or by charging ludicrous premiums).

Its failure was anecdotally demonstrated by the ludicrous example of Sarah Palin's daughter and statistically by the higher pregnancy rates in the Bible Belt states most dedicated to this folly.

Can you imagine how many people are going to show up at the polls in NYS on primary day and be told they can't vote because there was a clerical error, or because they didn't register by March 25th, 2016, or because they didn't change party affiliation by the ludicrous deadline of 6 months prior to a primary election.