Sentence examples for made preposterous from inspiring English sources

I made preposterous amounts of money.

France, Britain and Spain all made preposterous claims to ownership, and the practice carried over into the early boundary lines established for the original colonies, whose borders overlapped and crisscrossed wildly in the fantasy lands west of the Appalachians.

"After politically motivated organisations, including the Guardian, made preposterous claims in an effort to obtain the so-called Vickers report, a copy has now been obtained through leak or court error," said Reese.

But that pose was made preposterous recently when the Senate voted against a proposal that would have saved current Social Security surpluses for future benefits instead of spending the money right now, as is the current practice.

South Korea President Park Geun-hye said the North showed no sign of willingness to change but only made "preposterous claims about being a nuclear weapons state".

"Hanging out with you guys and making preposterous statements".

The Tory former deputy prime minister Michael Heseltine accused Johnson of behaving "irresponsibly [and] recklessly" and making "preposterous, obscene political remarks".

The group has a close encounter with reggae in "Yes I Do," and makes preposterous promises (like "We're gonna rock this thang") in "Me and My Gang".

From the other side, Michael Heseltine, a Conservative former deputy prime minister, accused Johnson of behaving "irresponsibly [and] recklessly" and making "preposterous, obscene political remarks".

Boris Johnson may have ruined his chances of becoming prime minister by behaving "irresponsibly [and] recklessly" and making "preposterous, obscene political remarks" during the referendum campaign, the Conservative former deputy prime minister Michael Heseltine has said.

While the Big Duck is underappreciated in its forlorn setting in Flanders, reposing it amid the spectacular ugliness of MacArthur Airport, as William McShane urges (Op-Ed, Aug. 29), would make preposterous the Duck's simplicity and quietude.