How to Use ludicrous in a Sentence

ludicrous

adjective
  • The most ludicrous one is Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.
    Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Aug. 2023
  • To say that the Key deer are no longer in danger is ludicrous.
    Dan Sweeney, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Aug. 2019
  • The notion that for some reason the euro has to be cleared in the EU is ludicrous.
    Will Hadfield, Bloomberg.com, 15 May 2017
  • And the notion that this plan would help both cities with tourism is ludicrous.
    Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 23 June 2019
  • This one ranks with the most ludicrous of NCAA rules, which is saying a lot.
    Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2021
  • This was ludicrous at the time but has been exposed ...
    Rich Lowry, National Review, 7 July 2024
  • Yes, part of the splendor of the Horizon games is its ludicrous setting.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The idea that Bill Gates is the one guy who should be out there curing malaria is ludicrous to me.
    Dylan Matthews, Vox, 9 July 2019
  • The next eight weeks will be like riding a bull on sickmode in ludicrous speed.
    Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 21 Sep. 2020
  • The very idea of being an artist was ludicrous to most black people.
    Steven Litt, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2020
  • The idea that Geordi never found a lid for his pot is ludicrous.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2021
  • That type of claim from anybody else would have been ludicrous.
    Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2017
  • With as many total bases as at-bats, her OPS is a ludicrous 1.608.
    Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2018
  • The ludicrous amount of marbling on the filet melts over the coals, resulting in steak that could be cut with a plastic spoon.
    Stan Parish, WSJ, 19 June 2018
  • The idea that Kelley should start instead of Allen is ludicrous.
    Eric Bolin, ajc, 11 Oct. 2017
  • The actor-slash-rapper's stage name is a creative play on the word ludicrous!
    Janaya Wecker, ELLE, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Calling a trick play on fourth-and-goal on the opening drive of the semifinal was ludicrous.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Lawyers for the two men say this is ludicrous because the alleged bank fraud had no victims.
    Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 8 July 2020
  • Lawyers for Riggs said the protest amounted to a ludicrous request for a do-over.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
  • And spending half a million dollars for a study on how to lure the team to Virginia is ludicrous.
    Sam Fortier, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
  • That high-end number – $7 million – would have seemed ludicrous at the time.
    Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Of course, the machinations to set Fred’s trade in motion are ludicrous.
    Hillary Kelly, Vulture, 16 June 2021
  • The fashions are ludicrous, the men are beautiful, the people are mean.
    Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2021
  • And even if the cold math is that the show was not well-watched compared to a ludicrous budget, it’s created a lot of bad blood all the same.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
  • In fact, the Memphis Grizzlies described the shot from Wayne Selden as ludicrous.
    Pete Grathoff, kansascity, 29 Mar. 2018
  • But my goodness, how Shaye holds you, even through the most routine of jolts and the most ludicrous of circumstances.
    Justin Chang, latimes.com, 4 Jan. 2018
  • There's no way demand for this set is not going to be ludicrous.
    Joe Parlock, Forbes, 24 June 2021
  • The idea that Detroit could host the country's largest sporting event seemed ludicrous.
    Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2018
  • And the idea that the economy could drive things rather than public health is ludicrous, and look what happened.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Freshly determined to get the old man to speak, the journalists hatch a ludicrous plot.
    Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024

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