How to Use zany in a Sentence

zany

adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • The result is a zanier and livelier ride than the cloistered and predictable Harry’s House.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • All of the characters are beautifully zany, which keeps this series from imploding.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
  • No further details were unveiled but, as always, expect the most zany and dangerous stunts from the Jackass gang.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The Hollywood parody has one-liners and sight gags for days with every bit zanier and more elaborate than the one before.
    — Rachel Simon, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The younger characters – the Brown children and Gina – get pushed aside for their zanier elders, and their character development suffers as a result.
    — Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Dujardin and Dana have fine chemistry, but Dujardin’s best chemistry is with Ficarra, an Italian comic with exaggerated features and a love for the zanier aspects of the story.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
  • Emily Ratajkowski's interpretation of Marge Simpson from The Simpsons at Klum's 2015 Heidi Halloween was perfectly zany for the occasion.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025

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