Examples of preposterous in a Sentence

The whole idea is preposterous! the idea that extraterrestrials built the pyramids is preposterous

Recent Examples on the Web What’s more, the sexism in parts of the Big Book is preposterous. — Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 19 Apr. 2022 Everything about its atomic structure is informed by punk values, which have become the default values for all the young adults who recall those early TV depictions of punk as preposterous and wrong. — Chuck Klosterman, Men's Health, 8 Feb. 2022 Doncic has been putting up preposterous numbers, even by his gaudy standards. — New York Times, 5 May 2022 Fear The Walking Dead has set up one of the most preposterous conflicts to-date in this show. — Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 May 2022 All their preposterous prayers … Save me, heal me, cure me. — The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Apr. 2022 Pascal played lubricious movie star Dieter Bravo in Judd Apatow's semi-improvised comedy about a group of actors attempting to shoot a preposterous dinosaur movie during the pandemic. — Clark Collis, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2022 Admiral Godfrey is sniffy about their preposterous deception proposal’s chances of success, but Churchill gives it the go-ahead, so they are installed in a basement office and put to work. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2022 This is an amusing, if preposterous plan, and one that nevertheless earns points for originality. — Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 Apr. 2022 See More

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