Sentence examples for rather ridiculous from inspiring English sources

I can't be alone in this rather ridiculous passion.

I, also now 80, can settle this rather ridiculous debate.

Salman is a great ironist and people took it so seriously, which was rather ridiculous".

No more of the amusing but rather ridiculous hereditary peers' byelections – hereditaries who die or retire should not be replaced.

Similarly, "Invitation" asks the reader to linger and watch goldfinches engaged in a "rather ridiculous performance": It could mean something.

I found the article's topic on the changing political climate interesting, but some of the statements of the article rather ridiculous.

The blogosphere wasn't buzzing about Mr. Lew's qualifications, but rather his ridiculous signature.

In what way is that a realistic, rather than ridiculous, idea for a novel?

Warrington's role was a breakthrough because Smith was enviable rather than ridiculous.

What has come over me that I find this wise and comforting rather than ridiculous?

Having already seen some of the exquisitely intimate scenes – a touch uncomfortable – between the two lovers, the relationship, in Ravenhill's hands, becomes moving rather than ridiculous, as is often the case on experiencing a woman and a woman dressed as a man rolling around the stage.