How to Use wacky in a Sentence
wacky
adjective- My wacky aunt takes a swim before the lake freezes every winter.
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The son is earnest; the dad is kind of wacky and cringey.
—Ryan D'agostino, Men's Health, 14 Mar. 2023
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The Orioles went ahead 8-6 in the ninth on a wacky play.
—Rob Maaddi, Star Tribune, 11 Aug. 2020
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On the other hand, some wacky ideas didn't make the cut.
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2022
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That’s the way the ball bounces in the wacky realm of politics.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Some of these shapes -- not just the 7th -- are pretty wacky.
—CBS News, 14 Jan. 2018
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But the bottom of the West still has the potential to get wacky in the last week.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2024
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Cards drawn at the end of each very short round change the rules of the game, sometimes in wacky ways.
—Rachel Kaufman, Smithsonian, 11 Dec. 2019
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New customers are lured by the buzz over items that sound wacky.
—Zlati Meyer, USA TODAY, 21 June 2018
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What are some of the wackiest things you’ve been asked to do?
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019
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The Mountain West has been wild and wacky, without a doubt.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
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From Meryl Streep to Winnie-the-Pooh, the men's short program was wacky!
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2018
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As a result of the wacky play, the run scored before Barrero tagged Quiroz to spoil the shutout.
—Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2022
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Dozens of wacky faces and doodles stare back as the ride goes in circle.
—Ryan Fish, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2023
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As if that wasn't cool enough, the cars are painted with some wacky paint jobs.
—Sasha Richie, Car and Driver, 8 July 2022
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This is because the Moon is in your sign at odds with wild, wacky Uranus.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2025
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This idea comes to me in the middle of the night: Guy on death row, 10 days left to live, crazy, wacky prison guard.
—Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023
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The future of wild and wacky face masks is clearly now.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2021
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There’s some wild and wacky stuff going on at this World Cup.
—Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
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But having said that, there is something of the wacky about him.
—CBS News, 19 June 2019
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Rick and Morty is back with its fifth episode of the already wild and wacky season six!
—oregonlive, 2 Oct. 2022
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Some of the pacing is off, and some lines get lost, but the wacky world-building wins out.
—Matthew Love, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2021
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What’s more fun than wacky mashups like Chinese food in a taco?
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 17 Apr. 2020
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At the end of this long, unfunny year, give yourself the gift of wacky.
—Karla Peterson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 Dec. 2017
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The company hopes the wacky back panel will blow you away.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2023
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Burns posted pictures of the wacky items found in carry-ons on the blog.
—Elizabeth Chuck /, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2018
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The lake record is still a monster though, caught just a couple years ago on a wacky rig.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023
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The wild and wacky La Liga is a jumbled mess at the top with no team getting off to a great start.
—Si Wire, SI.com, 25 Sep. 2019
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If only 8-year-old Katelyn, golfing in the platform Converse and wacky socks, could see herself now.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 27 May 2025
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The Oddworld universe is simply begging for this kind of collectible tribute, and truly, there’s no shortage of wacky critters to immortalize.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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