Sentence examples for by making silly from inspiring English sources

By making silly bets.

After the Spitzer news broke, Alan Dershowitz explained away Mr. Spitzer's ill-advised choice by making silly generalizations about men who pay for sex — that they don't use their brains.

Escort agencies are supposed to be out of the question for old-school rakes who want to protect their marriages and careers....After the Spitzer news broke, Alan Dershowitz explained away Mr. Spitzer's ill-advised choice by making silly generalizations about men who pay for sex -- that they don't use their brains.

Just look really daft by making silly glasses out of some pretzels.

It's a simple animated cat that reacts to screen touches by yowling, making silly noises, falling over and so on.

During their first encounter Steerpike endears himself to her by playing the clown, making silly faces with soap suds.

The juxtaposition of absurdity ruled by ethics, makes silly seriousness work where other cop genre comedies, like "Barney Miller" and Police Squad," have failed.

Some authors who create cookbooks aimed at youngsters try to skirt these issues by making up silly recipe titles — and, often, silly food — meant to appeal to the bold, visionary nature of children.

You can easily practise to ignore others around you, for example by watching funny videos and trying not to laugh or by letting a friend make silly faces and trying not to laugh.

Ever since a tiny slew of Russians made silly money by expropriating their country's natural resources in the early 1990s, the psychology of the super-rich has fascinated us.

JR and his crew pasted the image of Two Bears over the previous mural, a painting of dimwitted monsters by Kenny Scharf: JR likes taking pictures but doesn't especially like being photographed; if you do try to take his picture he will react by making a silly face.