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Recent Examples of wacky It’s dotted with wacky indie comedy, like the opening scene in which Buddy, Les, and a school principal discuss whether Les is repelled by vaginas, or Buddy and Les’s morning ritual of standing on their front lawn and playing the bagpipes. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 June 2025 Some of the exhibits the museum offers include imagination playground, technology center, adventures in engineering, science lab and makerspace, wacky weather wonders, animal exploration, sound around us and young explorers. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2025 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 For Chalamet, the memory of his run of Bob Dylan cosplay for the A Complete Unknown press tour still lingers, but he’s found the rhythm again with his wacky, colorful take on streetwear, caps, and subversive outerwear. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for wacky
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Adjective
  • While most players at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship are battling the Texas heat, slow play, and a demanding Fields Ranch East layout, Leona Maguire is dealing with something far more bizarre—tick bites!
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
  • The bizarre mix of world football and American football was once again clashing early in the game.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
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  • Jeff: This has been such a silly way to seed the in-season tournament.
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • Between silly videos and heartfelt tributes, Palmer has been relishing in motherhood.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • Actors audition, offering up eccentric props and singing sixteen a-capella bars of their choosing.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
  • Inspired by the structure of the boubou, and featuring eccentric African details, opulent gold accents, and rich suedes, the couture line has become one of the recent successes of the brand.
    Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • The night before the baby junco landed in the research team’s net, a strange, shifting light filtered through the forest, not far from where the Long Trail, Vermont’s end-to-end hiking route, traverses the Mount Mansfield ridgeline.
    Madeline Bodin, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
  • But one of the strangest well wishes came not from a person, but a 1,400-foot-tall building.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • The nutrient can indeed help with all of those, but sometimes, the claims turn absurd.
    Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 20 June 2025
  • The College World Series semifinals concluded Wednesday, allowing Houston Astros manager Joe Espada another chance to marvel at an absurd ascension.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • Sometimes your audio is all screwed up and echoing, there are weird pauses everywhere, and nothing interesting gets said.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • People talk about uncanny valley in terms of the look of these robots – there’s kind of a weird uncanny valley thing going on as well with AI artwork.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.
    Calie Schepp, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • McGrath's older brother and two of her younger sisters described her as funny, sarcastic, full of life and so caring that the homeless in her neighborhood greeted her by name.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 25 June 2025
  • There’s definitely something funny going on with the Universe.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025

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