Sentence examples for ridiculous manner from inspiring English sources

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While it may be legitimate to define an adverb in terms of the adjective from which it has grown (for example, ridiculously - in a ridiculous manner), this sort of definition supposes that the word ridiculous is defined somewhere.

Forbidden to row downriver near government buildings, Nozad and Jebur said they often found themselves rowing in a most ridiculous manner: in tight circles.

Mime and pantomime, Latin mimus and pantomimus, Greek mimos and pantomimos, in the strict sense, a Greek and Roman dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life, often in a ridiculous manner.

They have in view practice only, and are always speaking? in a narrow and ridiculous manner, of squaring and extending and applying and the like --they conecessitiesecessities of geometry with those of daily life; whereas knowledge is the real object of the whole science.

All in all, we're a little bit disappointed to have a man sent off in such a ridiculous manner.

In Israel, Mr Fayyad added, "even the most extremist settlers don't dare to speak in such a ridiculous manner".

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Instead, it follows a motley crew of detectives in Brooklyn's 99th Precinct as they try to solve crimes in the most ridiculous of manners (think "forcing suspects on lineup to sing a Britney Spears song"–level ridiculous) and not kill each other in the process.

The Fox, Frog, Owl, Fish, Stag and Lion tribes will compete in ridiculous games and all manner of unexpected shenanigans.

Former London mayor Ken Livingstone said that for Ms Butler to be confronted in such a manner was "ridiculous" as "she was elected years ago" and "gets up and speaks" in the chamber.

It's true that in the absence of tenure, teachers can (and are) fired for all manner of ridiculous things.

We've thrown science out the window in favor of scandal and opinion, cant and all manner of ridiculous untruths". After the mythology-encumbered "My Struggle III," things quickly improve with the opening of Episode 2, from Glen Morgan.

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