Sentence examples for is quite preposterous from inspiring English sources

The production is quite preposterous at times, yet there's an unabating intensity to Lloyd's orgiastic slew of voyeurism, necrophilia and high camp that does seem genuinely Wilde at heart.

The notion that Obama has "lost" the Middle East, that his policies were responsible for the fall of the pro-American autocrats in Tunisia and Egypt and that his administration could (or should) have prevented that from happening is quite preposterous.

"Listen," said Douglas, "you've — I've — This has been a lovely meal, but — Well, aren't you all being quite preposterous?

Second, the argument that releasing these photos would place American soldiers at risk is, quite frankly, preposterous.

He went on to say that "Some of the action is quite well done and little more preposterous than in the later Flemings.

Here's an interesting series of installation and photographic art that (as usual IMHO), when stripped of the preposterous artist's statements, is quite beautiful and interesting.

"Breaking Bad" is preposterous and utterly believable; "Ray Donovan" is more believable and quite preposterous.

The idea that, say, Glenn Greenwald or Jane Hamsher or Bill McKibben or Rachel Maddow or me or anyone else slandered as the "Professional Left" is somehow responsible for public opinion trends among the national Democratic electorate - and the White House, the Democratic Party and others are not - is, to put it mildly, quite preposterous.

Hamburg is the biggest and most entertaining city in western Germany, and has a quite preposterous number of hostelries whose precise role is hard to define you can eat, drink and be as merry as you wish.

'Stories of O'Connell's philandering have been too readily dismissed by historians, often for quite preposterous reasons.

The main - quite preposterous - argument for delaying an inquiry is that it would distract people involved in the ongoing "overwatch" operation.