Sentence examples for downright nonsensical from inspiring English sources

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His Sonata Erotica calls for a female singer to moan orgasmically, and "In Futurum" contains directions that are not merely challenging but downright nonsensical, like the time signatures — 3/5 in one hand, 7/10 in the other.

And it is perplexing – if not downright nonsensical – to claim that it is only now, without the restraint of the coalition partner the Lib Dems, that the Conservative leader can "give the speech David Cameron always wanted to give" but couldn't before he had a majority.

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Propulsive, sometimes hypnotic, wittily nonsensical and downright funny, the percussive pleasures of "Life Is Rhythm" spin out of seven routines that display the musical and terpsichorean skills of Rafael Méndez, Toni Español, Guillem Alonso, Jordi Satorra and Lluís Méndez.

In 45 years of writing about medicine and health, I've heard more than my share of myths and misinformation, from the merely nonsensical to the downright dangerous.

And, unlike buying fruits, throwing out an ALM in response to BLM is more than just nonsensical--it's downright pejorative.

Onto the nonsensical.

Downright Stengelian.

Downright unAmerican?

Indeed, such parochialism would be downright frowned upon by today's World Cup mentality, considering that both the official anthem and slogan this time round is the typically Fifa-ishly nonsensical, and distinctly Benetton-esque, "We Are One".

Food allergies are nonsensical.

This is nonsensical.

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