How to Use zany in a Sentence

zany

adjective

• Hear great stories, watch puppet shows, sing songs, do zany dances, and more.
  — Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
• This tension between man and member drives the show’s zany plot.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2021
• And the director is going to be there and just be your zany, funny self.
  — Zachary Pincus-Roth, Washington Post, 19 May 2022
• Why does Visa care about this fledgling, zany part of the economy at all?
  — Robert Hackett, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2021
• Hough plays one of three husbands in a zany, whirlwind wedding sequence.
  — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
• Sure, a pigeon clutch might be a little zany, wacky, or downright absurd, but who cares?
  — Meg Donohue, ELLE, 22 Feb. 2023
• Pinot Gris also can pair with some chicken dishes, just don’t get too zany with the spices.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 11 Apr. 2021
• Slow Rush is a less zany, more stately record for Tame Impala.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2021
• New episodes double down on the zany pop-culture parody of the first season.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2021
• The two brands teamed up for a zany six-piece collection that includes both shoes and accessories.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2023
• This zany piece comes in a charcoal gray and can comfortably fit up to two people when set up as a sofa bed.
  — Brittany Natale, redbookmag.com, 26 May 2023
• The big difference is that the Hyundai does its thing without the Prius's zany flair.
  — Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 28 May 2020
• Despite the initial shock value, the zany act charmed Mandel.
  — USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2023
• All of Rio was decked out in zany costumes, with cold beer soothing strained vocal cords and dance-weary ankles.
  — David Biller, Star Tribune, 10 Nov. 2020
• Head to a thrift store and challenge each other to a zany outfit contest or try to find the most unique item at an antique shop.
  — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 12 Jan. 2023
• Throughout the video, baby Love is seen bouncing up and down as a song plays a zany take on what chickens sound like.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
• Perhaps the trick is to transform the material into a zany romp?
  — Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
• When in doubt, simply look for a shape that’s not too zany, and a blade that’s not too thick, which offers a high or totally flat grind.
  — Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2022
• While most options are fairly zany, there are a handful for a bride who doesn’t want to leave all convention behind.
  — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 July 2023
• The grand reopening of the Belle Isle slide was a zany sight, as riders soared into the air.
  — Liliana Webb, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2022
• Laverne & Shirley became a hit with viewers thanks to the comedic talents of its two leads and their zany antics.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2023
• Stew Fortier, a writer, created a zany satire using the software as a kind of muse.
  — Farhad Manjoo, Star Tribune, 2 Aug. 2020
• Most of these disclosures were zany enough to elicit a laugh, or else disclosed, in passing, in the midst of other action.
  — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2020
• Neville is there for pitch meetings, where the current cast sits on the floor of Michaels’ office and throws out their zaniest ideas.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
• Men are strong and zany and ha-ha funny; women are sensitive and moral and wise, happy either to bed the men or to mother them.
  — Rachel Pearson, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2019
• Your friend Greg, who writes media-criticism-jazz-fusion in a zany style, and whose cost to print is $60 and some weed.
  — Harper's Magazine, 28 Sep. 2021
• Some of that comes from the alpine slide ride of his movies, arguably zanier in their dramatis personae and plots twists than any David Lynch movie.
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
• Netflix’s One Piece is a zany ray of sunshine, and the rare live-action anime adaptation that sings.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2023
• Weird and zany Alexa integrations are nothing new, at least at CES.
  — Amrita Khalid, Quartz, 10 Jan. 2020
• The result is a zanier and livelier ride than the cloistered and predictable Harry’s House.
  — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026