How to Use ludicrous in a Sentence

ludicrous

adjective
  • That type of claim from anybody else would have been ludicrous.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 15 Oct. 2017
  • And the notion that this plan would help both cities with tourism is ludicrous.
    — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 23 June 2019
  • That's just ludicrous to think.
    — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
  • To say that the Key deer are no longer in danger is ludicrous.
    — Dan Sweeney, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Aug. 2019
  • The very idea of being an artist was ludicrous to most black people.
    — Steven Litt, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2020
  • There's no way demand for this set is not going to be ludicrous.
    — Joe Parlock, Forbes, 24 June 2021
  • The next eight weeks will be like riding a bull on sickmode in ludicrous speed.
    — Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Such a statement would have seemed ludicrous with five minutes left in the game.
    — Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Respect for such a ludicrous idea.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
  • There was a time when the idea of Perkins being a sixth-round pick would have seemed ludicrous.
    — Josh Kendall, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The idea that Geordi never found a lid for his pot is ludicrous.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2021
  • In a changing world, their modus operandi is ludicrous.
    — Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026
  • There’s one scene involving a dead body that is just beyond ludicrous even for this show.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • To think Erik Spoelstra wants to fail is ludicrous.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The actor-slash-rapper's stage name is a creative play on the word ludicrous!
    — Janaya Wecker, ELLE, 4 Jan. 2023
  • This is an entirely false, even ludicrous threat.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
  • That high-end number – $7 million – would have seemed ludicrous at the time.
    — Steve Berkowitz, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
  • But that’s not the end of the bag’s claims, which grow more humorously ludicrous.
    — Lily Templeton, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Like, then the ludicrous is more fun, if everything else feels real.
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • The idea of harming them, the evidence will show, is ludicrous.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • And a hero who knows his situation is over-the-top ludicrous, but designed to be won.
    — Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge, 7 July 2018
  • 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 Riggs said the protest amounted to a ludicrous request for a do-over.
    — Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
  • After decades of calm, the old stories that seemed too ludicrous to be true start happening again.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 11 June 2026
  • Yes, part of the splendor of the Horizon games is its ludicrous setting.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • Gilbert has always made hay from her own blind spots and ludicrous proclivities.
    — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The idea that Kelley should start instead of Allen is ludicrous.
    — Eric Bolin, ajc, 11 Oct. 2017
  • Dreher is well aware that this reactionary outlook strikes many people as ludicrous.
    — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
  • 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

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