How to Use absurd in a Sentence

absurd

adjective
  • The charges against him are obviously absurd.
  • That is absurd for a car this large.
    — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
  • In many ways, the scene was absurd.
    — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2025
  • The trek back was equal parts eerie and absurd.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The video, with its absurd claims, was made.
    — Shelly Kittleson, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The rest of the world seemed to agree that the amount was absurd.
    — Marlene Daut, Quartz Africa, 3 July 2020
  • The best of times, the worst of times, the most absurd of times.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2020
  • And the idea of pride being in the way is absurd.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The pursuit of a winger was absurd, too.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
  • So why spend what feels like an absurd amount on a ski jacket?
    — Jakob Schiller, Outside, 16 Feb. 2026
  • What these men have gone through is plenty absurd enough on its own.
    — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2022
  • This one takes aim at all those absurd videos and talking cats.
    — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The idea looked absurd from the outside.
    — James G. Naples, Fortune, 27 June 2026
  • That said, there are some recalls that are just too absurd to make up.
    — Mike Wehner, BGR, 12 May 2021
  • These charges are absurd and unjust.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Of all the lies these people tell -- and there are many -- this is the most absurd.
    — Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 10 July 2019
  • For this teacher to tell him to take it down and then kick him out of class is absurd.
    — Emma Colton, Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2020
  • The labels that get put on players get to be absurd at times.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun-Sentinel.com, 17 Mar. 2018
  • Now with Brady there could he be lured for absurd money?
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Newsom wants people to think this is an absurd show of force.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Grief is absurd in the same way humor is absurd.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
  • So many of this book’s stories seem too absurd to be real.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The thesis rests on a claim that would have sounded absurd a year ago.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The tourism numbers are absurd.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2026
  • Perhaps nowhere is this more absurd than in the surging ban on books.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Well, to say the injuries had nothing to do with it would be absurd.
    — Matt Zenitz | [email protected], al, 24 Mar. 2020
  • Being in my business is absurd on your part.
    — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The short answer is no, and the reason for the long gap is a bit absurd.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Not sure if that's absurd or just how business is being done these days.
    — John Canzano, OregonLive.com, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Their vote to shut down the government is absurd.
    — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025

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