LUDICROUS in a Sentence
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23 example sentences for LUDICROUS, such as:
1. It is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion.
2. Her dreams of creating a beautiful town were ludicrous.
3. It was ludicrous to suggest that the visit could be kept secret.
4. It is ludicrous to suggest that I was driving under the influence of alcohol.
5. I find it ludicrous that nothing has been done to protect passengers from fire.
2. Her dreams of creating a beautiful town were ludicrous.
3. It was ludicrous to suggest that the visit could be kept secret.
4. It is ludicrous to suggest that I was driving under the influence of alcohol.
5. I find it ludicrous that nothing has been done to protect passengers from fire.
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Meanings and Examples of LUDICROUS
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ludicrous
a. laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
Classic Sentence: (18 in 2 pages)
1 His watermelon-pink tongue lapped out, his whole body wiggled and his joyful contortions were as ludicrous as the gambolings of a mastiff.
2 Her dreams of creating a beautiful town were ludicrous.
3 He flipped into bed with a solemn back-somersault and a ludicrous kick of his heels as he tucked his legs under the blankets.
4 The beast still continued its rolling, and apparently untiring movements, though its ludicrous attempt to imitate the melody of David ceased the instant the latter abandoned the field.
5 The dead man, swinging with bended back, seemed to be obstinately tugging, in ludicrous and awful ways, for the possession of the flag.
6 He stood for a few minutes holding the candle aloft, and blinking on our travellers with a dismal and mystified expression that was truly ludicrous.
7 Miss Ophelia's round eyes expressed an undisguised amazement at this peroration, which struck St. Clare as so supremely ludicrous, that he burst into a loud laugh.
8 Legree and both the drivers, in a state of furious intoxication, were singing, whooping, upsetting chairs, and making all manner of ludicrous and horrid grimaces at each other.
9 Before the minister had time to celebrate his victory over this last temptation, he was conscious of another impulse, more ludicrous, and almost as horrible.
10 A curious equality of friendship, originating, I suppose, in our respective circumstances, sprung up between me and these people, notwithstanding the ludicrous disparity in our years.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 11. I BEGIN LIFE ON MY OWN ACCOUNT, AND DON'T LIK...
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 11. I BEGIN LIFE ON MY OWN ACCOUNT, AND DON'T LIK...
11 Towards evening he was always drunk, and he had often been locked up after all sorts of ludicrous and disgraceful scandals, but he was a favorite both of his comrades and his superior officers.
12 Most terrible of all had been his ludicrous, shameful position when Alexey Alexandrovitch had pulled his hands away from his humiliated face.
13 Gagin, dropping his voice, told the last good story from Petersburg, and the story, though improper and stupid, was so ludicrous that Levin broke into roars of laughter so loud that those near looked round.
14 Strange to relate, this ludicrous accoutrement was far from moving me to laughter.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context Highlight In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
Context Highlight In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
15 Yet this demure affectation of extreme penitence was whimsically belied by a ludicrous meaning which lurked in his huge features, and seemed to pronounce his fear and repentance alike hypocritical.
Example Sentence:
1 It is ludicrous to suggest that I was driving under the influence of alcohol.
2 It was ludicrous to suggest that the visit could be kept secret.
3 I find it ludicrous that nothing has been done to protect passengers from fire.
4 It is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion.
5 Some of its inventions have been ludicrous: like an app that sold coins to use at laundromats; but others are world-beaters: microprocessor and smartphones all trace their lineage to the valley.