Sentence examples for ludicrously from inspiring English sources

One astute blogger has spotted that the 7-Eleven chain in America has surreptitiously cut the size of its ludicrously large 44-ounce drinks container down to 40 ounces (still ludicrous, but anti-obesity campaigners must feel grateful for small things…).

After the derby defeat and all the ludicrously overblown talk about derby defeats and post-match parties, after the free publicity for Kevin Roldan and the propaganda for others, from president to players, Madrid were back in front of their fans at last.

As with another Gove scheme for a single exam board, and his ludicrously prescriptive first draft of the history curriculum, the O-level idea was summarily dropped.

But when, after the ensuing mayhem, the man goes weeping to his death, he seems to become a tragic figure, even Christlike; some ludicrously misguided social reformer, perhaps, rather than a mindless tyrant.

You may also think that Johnson's bike hire scheme was ludicrously cheap to begin with.

In Secret Agent, moral scruples perturb the decent English while, killer and clown, Hispanic Peter Lorre finds the murder business ludicrously comic.

The Barbadian pop singer dove into a shark-filled tank for a fashion shoot, wearing some ludicrously priced swimwear.

But amid a ludicrously crowded field, the first half of Mo Farah's historic double edges it as a standout sporting memory.

And at last tomorrow Nigel Mansell steps back on to the scary rollercoaster after missing two seasons in the United States as well as, ludicrously, the first two South American races of this new Formula One season because the new McLaren they built for him had too small a seat for the wide-haunched veteran West Midlander.

In 1991 Mr Turner bought the Hanna-Barbera cartoon studio for $320m, a sum then thought ludicrously high.

Several close shaves since December include a bomb that failed to detonate near the British Airways check-in counter at Nairobi's main airport, ludicrously shrugged off by the interior minister as "an exploding light-bulb .This year has witnessed a sharp rise in violight-bulb .Thisadyear epidemic levels.