| 单词 | ridiculous |
| 例句 | “Mom, he made it sound like you were the reason he lost his job. That’s ridiculous.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z At Euston, I was put on the train for Derby with a lot of other boys who all wore the same ridiculous clothes as me, and away I went. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course, of course, wouldn’t dream of it,” Kaz said from behind his ridiculous mask. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He thought she was beautiful like that, girlish, but he didn’t want her excuse to her parents, if they were still awake, to sound ridiculous. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z If the crew made mistakes, we would make not only ourselves look ridiculous, but also our whole country. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But the image of twenty thousand boxes of chocolates being delivered here to Trinity was ridiculous. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mordred wore his ridiculous shoes contemptuously: they were a satire on himself. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Moments later I had the garments on; I looked ridiculous. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s drop the charade. We are both interested in that book for the same reason: Mr. Griswold’s ridiculous game.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But to be confronted with the prejudice so blatantly, there in that temple to intellectual excellence and rational thought, by something so mundane, so ridiculous, so universal as having to go to the bathroom... Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Juanga does a ridiculous dance that involves shaking his butt and flapping his arms like a chicken. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t crying!” she yells, rolling her eyes, like what I’ve said is ridiculous. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She would’ve felt ridiculous bragging about someone who had no interest in her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I probably look ridiculous, but I’m impressed at Phil’s attention to detail. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “Have you given any thought to how ridiculous you would look?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z As I’m thinking this, I think how ridiculous I am to imagine that Scott could possibly care about the state of my life at this moment. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But he’s not nodding his head or pushing my hair behind my ear and his grandmother’s ring is sitting on Mother’s velvet sofa like some ridiculous metaphor. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “It’s not ridiculous. It’s the Bohemian Mountain Approach. Girls can’t resist it.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, an octopus can change colors ten times in a matter of seconds, so all sorts of ridiculous things are possible. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z How many times must a creature be dragged down the same ridiculous road? Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The dress was ridiculous before it ever got to the cowshed. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z "I wasn't trying to embarrass you," I said, feeling totally ridiculous. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z This is ridiculous because she’s a doctor, and because she works in a notepad factory. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “You have no idea how ridiculous that sounds.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Then she’d dressed me in the most ridiculous dress — deep blue, frilly and off the shoulders, with French tags I couldn’t read — a dress more suitable for a runway than Forks. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I bet I’ll be the only person laughing in the classroom since Arthur’s ridiculous but super-helpful mnemonic devices will lead me to victory. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z They weren’t even technically dinos, as if the creatures were so huge and ridiculous they needed their own entire type of monstrosity to encompass them. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Thomas felt the ridiculous urge to reach out and touch them. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I glance at the price tag on a ridiculous pink sweater and see that it’s on sale for ninety-nine dollars. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “If she doesn’t, she’s ridiculous. Tell her to lose a leg and come back with all her homework done.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The notion is not as ridiculous as it may seem. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Riding in the truck, I realized that trying to escape would have been ridiculous. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It would be ridiculous if cars drove at 30 miles an hour and 40 miles an hour, but never at 33 or 38 miles an hour. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I still can’t believe that animals don’t understand why delicious food is in such a ridiculous spot. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s kind of ridiculous, but things at Montgomery often are. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z This, of course, was a ridiculous law, as rats are outlaws to begin with. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z His daughter Barbara was reproaching him for writing ridiculous letters to the newspapers. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He held up his wrench but felt completely ridiculous. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Rhea Silvia giggled like it was a ridiculous comment. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The idea is so ridiculous to me that I half snort, half laugh. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I’m sure I look ridiculous, or at least ridiculously determined. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He trusted his clients until further trust became ridiculous. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The shark looked a little ridiculous at first, but the menace was inescapable if you kept looking. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “That’s ridiculous ,” Luna said, closing her journal with a snap and tying the leather straps tightly around the soft covers. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I grip the white padded steering wheel, telling myself for the tenth time that it’s ridiculous to wish for something I’ll never have. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The story sounded ridiculous, but suddenly the piece of driftwood seemed more sinister, colder and heavier. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It’s such a ridiculous line of thought that I shake my head. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Cockerell had already hauled her as far as that ridiculous statue when Capricorn called him back. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “What’s ridiculous is the cutting of the art program in the elementary schools this year, sir. And the simultaneous building of a soccer field when we already have one soccer field.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “But then—oh, I hope you will not think me ridiculous.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He still found it hard to believe that this ridiculous man could have created anything so sleek and powerful. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Dessie said, “Tom, wouldn’t it be ridiculous if we made money, we of all people?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Outrageous and ridiculous were the first words she wrote. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Each One was more ridiculous than the next. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Don’t be ridiculous. Of course they did. They starved, or they died of thirst. Wild animals ate them, sooner or later. That was the point.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Colin followed, feet first, trying a kind of limbo strategy that looked ridiculous. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z As soon as he was gone, the whole thing seemed ridiculous. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hope your parents found a good lawyer. The situation’s ridiculous.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z All five heads thrashed up and down as the song kept swelling to more ridiculous heights. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z They seemed to be having a ridiculous amount of fun, and suddenly the gosling was smiling again. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z When she told me the ridiculous price the contractor had quoted her for replacing it, I went online to find a tutorial on how to lay tile. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She also had ridiculous, garish makeup caked on her face, and an elaborate, upswept hairdo. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “But they’re being ridiculous,” I continued, blinking nervously now, because we had caught the attention of Mr. Moore, the restaurant manager. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z All the dead Champions and mysterious evil powers and this ridiculous competition had made her go mad. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “If only you could see how ridiculous you look when you threaten people. Like a little girl telling me she’s going to strangle me with her jump rope.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z What a ridiculous way to gain admiration and friendship! The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I thought it was a ridiculous notion, but I helped her carry the furniture we could handle outside. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, what am I gonna do, break my brains over scum like that? 3RD JUROR: Well, that’s the most ridiculous thing I ever . Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z While each demigod looked at it, Piper had a ridiculous memory of show-and-tell in elementary school. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Realizing how ridiculous that sounds, I add, “I’m waiting for an important message on Eurg.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry! I’m just telling you because it’s so Merryl, and so ridiculous. Like he’s going to fall for her manipulations?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z His scabbard rippled like a spider’s leg, stuck out at a ridiculous angle. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “No offense, Ellie,” Ben said while we waited for our food, “I think it’s a little ridiculous to have a graduation for elementary school.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z As they passed, Malfoy did a ridiculous impression of a swooning fit and there was a roar of laughter. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I felt a ridiculous amount of relief when I saw Denna waiting outside, leaning against the horse post. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was an emasculation, a sentence, and this—what he was feeling now—this torture was his punishment for breaking her ridiculous vase. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Do you think you can hide from me, you ridiculous monster?” she bellowed at the swamp. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Nico imitates his cousin’s moves and looks so ridiculous when he does a little spin that I burst out laughing. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “This, Mr. Hoodhood, is ridiculous,” she said—and she wasn’t even scrunched under her desk. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He told me it was ridiculous when I said it. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “I was going to name him Geronimo, but that seemed ridiculous,” James said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “I look ridiculous! These pants are absurd, and this shirt is awful.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z What fun it was, what mad ridiculous childish fun! Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z His question was so ridiculous I didn’t even answer him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I tried not to think about him, but I couldn’t totally suppress the worry that I was responsible for his continued absence, ridiculous as it seemed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Mark nodded and patted him on the back, a ridiculous gesture but all he could think of to do. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “What can you expect, when you take one’s breath away, creeping in like a burglar, and letting cats out of bags like that? Get up, you ridiculous boy, and tell me all about it.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Possibly the most ridiculous two words I could ever say to my parents. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Mama’s gonna kill me for messing up my hair, she thought insanely, wondering at the same time why such a ridiculous thought had come into her head. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I wished we could quit talking about ridiculous things and just enjoy ourselves. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “You ridiculous boy,” said Estella, “will you never take warning? Or do you kiss my hand in the same spirit in which I once let you kiss my cheek?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The spot where Courtney’s hand cups my waist feels like it’s on fire, and his sinewy forearm against my lower back makes me want to melt into him, as ridiculous as that sounds. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z She knew that her mother was absentminded and preoccupied, but this was ridiculous. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z “Don’t be ridiculous,” Anya said, but fear settled into her belly. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z A British lawyer pointed out that it was “ridiculous to call it a World Convention and then exclude half the world.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The wackiness of the note, those crazy letters, made it seem childish and ridiculous. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel like I should curtsy or something, which is ridiculous. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z All the grocery bags scattered around looked ridiculous now, a crazy extravagance during a crazy day. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Before I could protest, Curzon tossed his ridiculous hat at me and lifted Ruth up to a perch on his left shoulder. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “From other people’s point of view, it was ridiculous when I appeared in my slippers in uniform!” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Liz was crying now, small silent tears that dripped out from behind those ridiculous glasses. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I was told to ignore anyone who held such ridiculous beliefs. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Besides, I think the goddess of water looks better without that ridiculous tiara. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z John bolted upright from his ridiculous position of pressing an ear against the receiver. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z She met him in the lunch line when he complimented her ridiculous green heels. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z "This is ridiculous. We came to tell our uncle something, and it is right he should be told." The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "And the reason is obvious. Your story would sound too ridiculous to be believed. And that is the Trunchbull's great secret." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z She would chain herself with other ladies to the gates of Congress and the Supreme Court, setting off a degrading spectacle that made all their husbands look ridiculous. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And as for the British Union of Fascists, I can only say that any talk linking his lordship to such people is quite ridiculous. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z A card she calls me, which sounds ridiculous coming out of the mouth of an old-maid English teacher who’s practically fifty years old. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z To this she returned: “Don’t be ridiculous, boy; I am not going in.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “I was going to name him Geronimo, but that seemed ridiculous,” James said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “You can’t bowl. You have arthritis or something. This is ridiculous. Where are you going to eat?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I’m slapped with the realization of what I’ve done—the ridiculous risk I’ve asked him to take by coming here. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Just a few months before the accident my dad had finally bought this $350 Hitachi bread machine he’d seen in a catalog and had been wanting and that my mom thought was unnecessary and ridiculous. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “The University of Utah study linking drunk driving or cell phone usage is patently ridiculous. It’s inaccurate, and I can prove it to you right now.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “That’s ridiculous. No one looks that haggard from working hard for a couple of days.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Fumbling a little with my words and realizing how ridiculous I sounded, I blurted out that it was because of the sun. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “He doesn’t look alive; he looks ridiculous. Men don’t wear makeup, Juanita.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z They concluded that lightning had struck a lump of sandstone on the ground; the idea of rocks falling from outer space was simply ridiculous. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She refused to be bound by ridiculous ideas of what black people couldn’t or shouldn’t do. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Mother had no choice but to laugh at this ridiculous self-defense, which irritated Mrs. van Daan. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “At the same time, what if he pushes too hard? What if he does something that’s so ridiculous that the school board has to intervene?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z "This is ridiculous," I said, clutching one end of my mattress. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Hermes made it sound pretty ridiculous—hordes of monsters going up in the elevator twenty at a time, listening to "Stayin’ Alive." The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Surrender, then leave. I am slapping your face for asking such a stupid question, you ridiculous boy! Do you feel that?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z For the moment most of them took it for granted that his disappearance was nothing more than a ridiculous prank. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Nothing we didn’t have before. Apparently everyone takes some sacred oath not to reveal more information than that. Totally ridiculous.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She would always whip it off with a flourish, muttering, ‘Don’t be such a ridiculous little baby!’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Keesing was trying to play a joke on me with this ridiculous subject, but I’d make sure the joke was on him. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z For though he could have faced torture he couldn't bear being made ridiculous. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “Don’t be ridiculous! You think they were looking for—” “Their souls. And they found them.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Suddenly, she was right there before me, that busy, priggish, conceited little girl, and she was not dead either, for when people tittered appreciatively at “evanesce” my feeble heart—ridiculous vanity!—made a little leap. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z From his angle, it looked a little ridiculous, but he suspected it might appear different if he were in the guy's position. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I type Arthur hot dog tie to see if he’s said anything about his ridiculous tie. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Yeah. People are stupid sometimes. You’d be surprised at all the ridiculous reasons people give when they want to dump their pets.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Jessie stared at Oliver’s door and the ridiculous sign hanging from the doorknob. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z As though it was his ridiculous, disobedient brain. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the attitude that came with knowing how ridiculous people thought she looked, but never changing a thing because she felt good about herself. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Tears cover my cheeks, and I know I’m acting ridiculous but I can’t stop. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z So it sounds ridiculous, but it’s not impossible, and by the time I got home last night I had convinced myself that I was in some way involved in Megan’s disappearance. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Theft implies acquisition of another’s property. It is ridiculous to imply you cannot destroy what you have stolen.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He still thought it was quite ridiculous to look after a prisoner's pets. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Oh my God, he probably thinks I’m being ridiculous. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z As ridiculous as we must have looked, no one even glanced at us. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “All the journals from Maine to Texas seemed to strive with each other to see which could make our movement appear the most ridiculous,” Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote in her autobiography. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “It’s a ridiculous rule,” she said bitterly, startling a laugh out of Taisin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “I must repay a debt, Just Sal. I wagered Captain William Farrar that the British would not dare hold this ridiculous birthday celebration. It’s a slap in the face to the people who are starving.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Invisible, incorporeal, insubstantial as a murmur, Sarai slipped into their dreams, and what she discovered there, in the hours that followed, proved that the strangers were far from ridiculous. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Although his panicked gang scattered after that ridiculous failure, Booth hoped to try again. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A nude, ridiculous man with a blushing appendectomy scar appeared in the doorway suddenly and bellowed, “What’s going on here?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z At the crossroads over the bridge he met two friends and the three of them walked to school together, making ridiculous strides and being rather silly. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why it seems scarcely likely that a reputable person would endanger himself in so ridiculous a fashion, if he weren’t convinced he were on safe ground.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I feel ridiculous for noticing it, but I do notice it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The idea of getting grounded when they were about to risk their lives was so ridiculous, Percy couldn’t help smiling. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then I think about that day when Rachel came to the house and took Evie, and my whole body goes cold and I think, I’m not being ridiculous at all. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “You look ridiculous,” he said through his teeth, smiling at the crowd. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z As they stepped into the house, Mr. Poe behind them, the Baudelaire orphans realized what a ridiculous thing Count Olaf had just said. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z It’s been a lot of pretending since the most ridiculous divorce of all time. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Which they did with the ridiculous conceit that the Indians had been the authors of an ecological mega-disaster. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He felt ridiculous in this magnificent room, with his tortoise box under his arm and shoes that showed quite clearly that he did a lot of walking for a living. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She couldn’t waste her time worrying about someone who clearly had no interest in her beyond the ridiculous competition. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Why didn’t it show itself so he could just throw her into the dungeon and call off this ridiculous competition? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Thoroughly fantastic. An almost humorous descent to the ridiculous.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I ground the marker over Mom and that ridiculous Star Trek costume. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Would she think I was being ridiculous if I told her about Jace? A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “Why is that my problem? I have more than enough of my own things to deal with! And I have better things to do than force people to attend a ridiculous center.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Are you serious? The idea has always struck me as ridiculous.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But I was just thinking about me and about how ridiculous it was that everyone except me was getting so freaked out over a stupid bloody nose. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She stared at her friend, who was easily five inches taller in those ridiculous heels. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z When Liyana asked what was going on, he said he couldn’t stop thinking about all the people who were still in jail—many for more ridiculous reasons than his own. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z His voice sounded ridiculous; but for God’s sake, the thought was ridiculous. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything was so natural, so well handled, and so calmly acted out that I had the ridiculous impression of being “one of the family.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I don’t trust myself not to blurt something ridiculous. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Someday these answers may seem as obvious to us as the earth orbiting the sun—or perhaps as ridiculous as a tower of tortoises. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z You know, like, “Ha-ha. Those silly doctors. Can you be-LIEVE they mistook a nosebleed for leukemia? It’s just so ridiculous!” Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Some shop was having a clearance sale on mobile phones, and they were selling them at such a ridiculous price I knew Sizwe and I could flip them in the hood for a profit. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Rumor was, though, that they were working on ways to reset right down into the teens—which Rowan found ridiculous. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I can do this ridiculous thing or be cuffed again, harder. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “This is ridiculous. I want to go to college. I want to see the world. I never get out of this stupid neighborhood.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Raymie had the ridiculous thought that Florence Nightingale had arrived carrying her great magical globe. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z They called her Gwenforte—which is a ridiculous name for a dog, if you ask me. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z No wonder leprechauns were such ridiculous figures in human folklore. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z While the county paper carried details of Guy Wortman’s humiliation, the city papers carried a war story that had its own overtones of the ridiculous. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z It was one of those ridiculous punishments that had somehow become codified in the gangs. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Look here,” Lanning covered definite pessimism with bluster, “we’ve done what you asked. We witnessed the man eat. It’s ridiculous to presume him a robot.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z If only, right now, on that bench across the hearth — But what ridiculous daydream was this? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be ridiculous, Weasley, how could he possibly have gotten through the portrait hole?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I find him absolutely ridiculous, and a little interesting, if I'm honest with myself. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z It’s a ridiculous thing to call it, of course, because it’s obviously a tropical plant and not a tree at all. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z What I want is a mirror, to see if my lipstick is all right, whether the feathers are too ridiculous, too frowzy. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z But I thought that that would be ridiculous. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z We're instantly bonded by our histories and our willingness to ask strangers for ridiculous favors. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “I mean, this whole thing is ridiculous,” she explodes. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Faerie fruit, which muddles the mind, which makes humans crave it enough to starve themselves for another taste, which makes us pliant and suggestible and ridiculous. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Dad seldom felt ridiculous, and never admitted losing his dignity. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z She also insisted that Ulysses sit in a chair, which was ridiculous, because if he sat in a chair, he wouldn’t be able to reach the table. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z It was ridiculous, but that, of course, was its appeal. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Ridgeway fell in with a circle of slave catchers, gorillas stuffed into black suits with ridiculous derbies. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Although the state’s prosecutors are made to seem almost ridiculous in the book, weren’t their judgments the same as those of the ordinary people the hero would face every day? Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “How ridiculous I You mean a lot of geese all scuffling at the same time. It would be fun to watch.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “You! Take Nuwa’s tear? That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z And then I laugh, because it’s so ridiculous and so gorgeous and it’s all I can do to not melt into a fit of giggles. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But I knew how ridiculous that was; three of us had spent the better part of a year accumulating the money. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “How am I supposed to test whether you can think? That’s ridiculous! Now, how much force is required—” “Stop!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I thought, as the wind blew against us, that he might have been wearing some spicy cologne, but that seemed ridiculous. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Wanna learn how to golf?” her dad had asked one day, and Grace didn’t even reply to his question because it was so ridiculous. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “It’s not a ridiculous idea because of why Dad thinks it’s a ridiculous idea. It’s a ridiculous idea because it’s military school, and because the next stop after military school is Saigon.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z That is, she lied to him to make him feel better, but sometimes she thought about how ridiculous some of her lies were, and she wondered if she should stop. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Another thing they taught was that nobody was ridiculous or bad or disgusting. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a ridiculous question, but in that moment she was honestly terrified this might be true. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But there in the lofty environment of the laboratory, a place that had selected them for their intellectual talents, the sign seemed especially ridiculous and somehow more offensive. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Being afraid of those two bone- heads seemed so ridiculous, I’d rather have taken another punch in the eye than run away. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Of course it is. Because this ridiculous world has made soldiers of even our babies.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “It must be the wind,” she told herself, though the idea was clearly ridiculous. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Something about Derek walking around all day looking for berries and nuts, carrying a briefcase like a business executive, seemed ridiculous. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The smells of garlic, well-seasoned chicken, and Rosa’s ridiculous lady scent clashed in the steamy air. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z This is ridiculous, but I had to write again. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z In the context of this, much of what went on in normal life seemed wholly and disturbingly ridiculous. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Elinor wrinkled her nose as if such an idea were too ridiculous for her to waste a single word on it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Mia joins me for the second, and we laugh at the fights the women get into, and then hate ourselves for getting caught up in the ridiculous drama. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z It would be ridiculous to leave a child like that stuck in the bottom form. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Was it totally ridiculous to think of this skinny, earnest kid wearing the orange and white of Texas next year? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m really happy for you. I can’t wait to be the best man at your ridiculous coffee shop wedding.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “If that isn’t a ridiculous sight,” said Birdie. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Kid, next time you make up an alibi, try to make it sound a little less ridiculous.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z My gown was too snug for her and much too long, and when she wanted to laugh at her ridiculous image I found that humor had left me without a promise to return. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I say, and wave her suggestion off as if it's ridiculous. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z One newsreel photographer, who visited us in Nantucket, deliberately set out to make us look ridiculous. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, Connor,” Dad said, removing his ridiculous goggles, “what are you interested in? I mean besides pulling morbid pranks with my daughter and scaring our visitors away.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z On Earth, supercooling this much air would take ridiculous amounts of energy. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Or ridiculous things, like people who ask about girlfriends or future occupations. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He suddenly saw how futile, how ridiculous the situation was. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Such sentimentalism may seem ridiculous considering what I had witnessed in the last days, but those were the deeds of others, of predatory animals. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z What happy times they had planning together, what solemn shopping excursions, what funny mistakes they made, and what shouts of laughter arose over Laurie’s ridiculous bargains. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z They all look the same: skinny and sweaty and tan, the last an abomination, because all February tans in Chicago are fake, and boys who fake tan—I don't care whether they're gay—are ridiculous. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z But the restaurant manager didn’t ask any questions, and if he thought it was ridiculous to have left a book in a restaurant, he didn’t show it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z His glasses and tall hat did not seem ridiculous. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Mate asked, her pretty face perking up with ridiculous hope. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I know it's kind of ridiculous, but I realize now how wrong that old pervert Mr. Wellins is. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I never understood how the Senor managed to convey a sense of dignity, majesty even, considering his stick-rickety, see-through skeleton and the ridiculous, leathery crumple of hide about his foot, his fallen britches. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “Absolutely not. Stop bringing it up—it’s ridiculous.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I know in that moment, even though it could not be more ridiculous, that if I die in there, I won’t die without falling in love. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Adarlan could take their freedom, it could destroy their lives and beat and break and whip them, it could force them into ridiculous contests, but, criminal or not, they were still human. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But then I start to laugh, because this is just ridiculous, it can’t be true. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew very well that all he said was ridiculous, not light for their darkness but flattery, illusion, a vortex pulling them from sunlight to heat, a kind of midsummer burgeoning, waltz to the sickle. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s absurd, Frank, it’s ridiculous. They should not listen to Tabb. How can he tell, after all these months, how holes came to be in a boat? What are they trying to prove?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Pointless, ridiculous monster crouched in the shadows, stinking of dead men, murdered children, martyred cows. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z To the mathematicians of the time, this was a ridiculous concept. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “It’s not that I want to eat their horrible lunch anyway, but this is ridiculous. Don’t you have any sunscreen in your bag?” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z They’re showing off their dance moves, busted robots and the cabbage patch, and looking ridiculous. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Oh, this is ridiculous!” the chaplain shouted, suddenly losing all patience. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z And although a part of me knows how ridiculous my thoughts sound, there’s another part of me that gives a foothold to my awful “What if?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z But were having to stop at every freaking line, and it’s getting a little ridiculous. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “No more than I’m trying to get him to move to New York. And it’s all ridiculous anyway. I might not even go.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t often find young people as brave as you two boys,” Governor Altvatter said once everyone quieted down after the German slap dancers ended their ridiculous performance. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I believe I’m approximately right. first priest: The theory’s ridiculous. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Some fury is scary, some fury is ridiculous. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z But off the held in the coaches’ office after practice, Belew couldn’t believe the nerve of Boobie to ask such a ridiculous question. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “This all happened,” Captain Smith says loudly, “thanks to Captain Ratcliffe and his ridiculous idea of a gentlemen’s path.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z It’s all pretty ridiculous, but in a Dolly kind of way. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z All I had, though, were a couple of bright filmy evening dresses that would have drawn attention to me, and, under the circumstances, made me look ridiculous. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He would blow up, or get shot, or splat from a ridiculous height. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “And these ridiculous shoe ration coupons,” says Madame Ruelle, the baker’s wife. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Ten years is ridiculous, Noah. Ten years without so much as a postcard. I’m lucky your father forgave me.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Don’t be ridiculous,” she responded, not angry so much as dismissive. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Staggering slowly up the glacier beneath my overloaded pack, bearing this ridiculous metal cross, I felt like an odd sort of penitente. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Sop up the gravy on my bread and nibble on it as I listen to Finnick telling some ridiculous story about a sea turtle swimming off with his hat. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A few adventurous members of the gentler sex took to wearing ridiculous “windshield hats,” watermelon-sized fabric balloons, equipped with little glass windows, that fit over the entire head, leaving ample room for corpulent Victorian coiffures. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "I told her it was her job to please Sophia. And Sophia began asking her to do unreasonable and ridiculous things." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes when you were around Englishmen there was this ridiculous tendency to imitate diem. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Bongo, for example, thinks the way we trees name ourselves is ridiculous. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z You were just a little girl, but when you saw her in the papers wearing that ridiculous silk gown that cost 80,000 dollars, you said, Mami, is that our queen? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z It’s ridiculous that I have to stop outside the door to get my act together so Best Friend won’t get suspicious, isn’t it? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z This is ridiculous, and so on and so on and so on while I was crying and shaking and terrified. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Jefferson threw up his hands at the sheer stupidity of Adams’s proposals, calling them “the most superlatively ridiculous thing I ever heard of.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He had the most ridiculous theory quite suddenly. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z This man’s name was Henry Ford, and his plans were ridiculous if not illegal. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He had Johnny’s blanket coat, his ridiculous befeathered knitted cap in his hands. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z That something happened when personal turmoil dropped by at the wayside shrine of the vast, violent, circling, driving, ridiculous, insane, unfeasible, public turmoil of a nation. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be ridiculous. It doesn’t work like that. This has nothing to do with you.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z But Abby tells me not to be ridiculous, and that she can kill the time by watching the soccer tryouts. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The Miss Teen Blue Bonnet Pageant started back in the 1930s and has only gotten bigger and more ridiculous with every passing year. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The Commander’s Wife hurries in, in her ridiculous white cotton nightgown, her spindly legs sticking out beneath it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “One beer. I can’t even begin to express how ridiculous you are.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z That stings, because, in fact, I am, and it’s ridiculous. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z We all felt a little ridiculous but somehow no less horrified, because even though the heads weren’t real, they represented something that was, hidden beneath the rubble around us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Pursing her lips in disgust at so ridiculous a question, Mabel answered. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I promised; after all, I felt that I owed her something for inadvertently making her ridiculous before the members of her church. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z If it had been any of my other brothers, I would have snarled at him, Don’t be ridiculous—there’s no such thing. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t be ridiculous. They said it to someone I know. Edna Santos, to be precise.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I add, “Maybe saying motion is impossible was his way of getting out of doing chores. Maybe it got him laid or something. But it’s totally ridiculous. Look!” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Tonks was looking at him; he felt angry and embarrassed that he had been discovered in such a ridiculous position. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z His sweet moment of triumph spoiled by this nut and his ridiculous chocolate sale! The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I left him, wondering why he felt it necessary to make so many ridiculous overstatements. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I know this sounds ridiculous, but I’m glad it wasn’t me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh!” cried Emma, “I know there is not a better creature in the world: but you must allow, that what is good and what is ridiculous are most unfortunately blended in her.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z They wrote a letter to the judge saying that my father was a raving lunatic and they were scared to be in the same county with him, which was ridiculous. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z And his brother is chubbier and called Marmeluc, which is a ridiculous name if you ask me. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “This is,” said Mrs. Caraway, the Lady Mayoress, after a little while, “perfectly ridiculous.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Hoping to get the mystery solved, she had jumped to some ridiculous conclusions. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z A conclusion was needed, something to shine a light on his idea and make it gleam, but he had none, so it just hung there in the air, sounding, frankly, ridiculous. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The awning and the ridiculous cow cover us as much as I hoped they would: Two pairs of soldiers have walked past without noticing we’re there. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He said there were so many untapped sources of energy in the world that it was ridiculous to be burning all that fossil fuel. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Like, seventy dollars. It’s ridiculous. All for a school crest on the breast pocket.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I appreciated her for being nice about the whole basketball idea, but the diagram looked pretty ridiculous, to be honest. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Me? Don’t be ridiculous. You have had several visitors other than me.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “We lost the feed just after Katniss’s beautiful speech, and then Haymitch said he thought he heard a gun fire, and I said it was ridiculous, but who knows? There are lunatics everywhere!” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Then I realized I was being ridiculous, so I took a few breaths and tried to calm down. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It also marked the start of a war between the two that became increasingly bitter, underhand, and often ridiculous. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z They were small, these creatures, with dead-looking eyes and gray-white faces, and yet in some ways they were like us, except ridiculous and, at the same time, mysteriously irritating, like rats. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea is so ridiculous to me that I can’t even imagine what it might feel like to hold someone’s hand in public. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “They want to cook you and eat you,” she said distastefully, “which is ridiculous. You’d taste terrible.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The accusation, in the past and the present, was false and ridiculous, but it nonetheless put the city on edge. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z It was ridiculous, and egotistical, to think that I could affect anyone that strongly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She was standing by the window, smoking a cigarette, an odd, dumpy little figure I should not see again, her coat stretched tight over her large breasts, her ridiculous hat perched sideways on her head. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “You know what? I’ll let you and Rapid name your kids those ridiculous names instead. How about that?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Don’t be ridiculous. If you want to buy something, we can give you the money.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “If you can teach me more of your ridiculous language,” said the princess, though some caution still lingered in her eyes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And Ross did tend to look a bit ridiculous. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Saliva’s filling my mouth at a ridiculous rate and I feel vomit at the back of my throat. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z What I had said was so true and so ridiculous at the same time. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Terrorist was so ridiculous that I could shrug it off. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I rolled my eyes and wondered how many ridiculous phone calls the Rockport Police Department must receive in an average week. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z To play the part she played—the perfectly natural, slightly ridiculous American fond mother—an artist was needed. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z What she was saying sounded ridiculous, even to me, but I could see she just couldn’t find the words to explain her gut feeling that I had some smarts stuck in here. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “You betrayed Dauntless. You shot a child in the head. You are a ridiculous plaything of Jeanine Matthews.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Her stepmother said, “You’ve slept enough. Get to work. And change out of that ridiculous dress.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And do you know what this all means—that the gossipmongers once again have an opportunity to defame my son with these ridiculous rumors about his parentage. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z I was tired but I couldn’t sleep; my irritation and perplexity were growing stronger, kept in motion by a ridiculous sense of unease. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Now he was holding up his bag like an insane Santa Claus, a ridiculous smile on his face. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The idea is so ridiculous I can’t stop myself from laughing. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Of all the ridiculous things to shout, thought Edward. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z “Here, I copied down a bunch of the ridiculous talking points from the NRA website last night at home. You can copy them into your notebook unless you already have them memorized.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z She looked ridiculous, everything rolled up and tucked in. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Harry laughed: The strange idea that had occurred to him was, after all, ridiculous. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They found the scientific establishment ridiculous and plodding, yet they knew how to insinuate themselves into it. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He has some major things going for him: flashy moves on the soccer field, a dazzling smile, great big cow eyes, and ridiculous lashes. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Of course I don’t. It’s ridiculous, it won’t be allowed. My patience! What would Meg say?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were now scared, but framed by a ridiculous lopsided tangle of hair. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The thought that I could have caused Arnold’s death is not so ridiculous. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It had spread with astonishing speed.The human beings could not contain their rage when they heard this song, though they pretended to think it merely ridiculous. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The massive pilferage that ensued would make me look powerless, ridiculous. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Lovey stood there obviously embarrassed as people walked by watching me act ridiculous. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z When I was rescheduling my appointment, a part of me wondered if I was being ridiculous. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z And a man who didn’t feel ridiculous could never lose his dignity. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “So. Do I learn today your true name, or do I still give hospitality to a stranger who hides behind a ridiculous pseudonym?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Despite what Bernard said, I know I look ridiculous with my bottom stuck up in the air. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “I told that ridiculous tutor we were focusing on the wrong things. When I see Daddy, I’m demanding a new one.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Penny was wearing one of Mrs. V's turbans, and she looked ridiculous. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z At every stop the count posed Blanca against the landscape and took her picture, although she put up a certain resistance because she felt rather ridiculous. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Brett saw how something that was beautiful done close to the bull was ridiculous if it were done a little way off. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “Stheno, the Bargain Mart was a front\\ You’re going native! Now, put down that ridiculous tray and help me kill this demigod. Or have you forgotten that he’s the one who vaporized Medusa?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Despite the sometimes ridiculous production values, the monsters can be terrifying. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z But there was so much on the Maple Hill side, it was really ridiculous—like “Live cheaper in the country” and “The Chrises” and “Could live on government pension without Mother working.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “But I think it’s ridiculous that you think I could only be getting dressed up for a guy.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I push the ridiculous thought away as I head toward the café’s entrance, shifting my thoughts instead to the running checklist of tools in my backpack. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Besides, a prom dress and a pipe leg would feel ridiculous together. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Just as I had predicted, our tip consisted of a toothy smile and the ridiculous suggestion that we have a nice evening. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “It’s only ridiculous. If you came near, I would know.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “That would be a ridiculous thing to get mad over. You know that, right?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I realize it’s ridiculous, but I feel so horribly vulnerable now that I’ve seen what he is; now that there are no secrets between us. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, that’s ridiculous,” he said, flashing an avuncular grin that I suspected was generated by whatever diplomacy software he was running. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When they made me see a therapist for laughing while the principal hit me, she told the school that was ridiculous, too. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “That the only way we could talk is under these ridiculous circumstances.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z That was easy, ridiculous advice for a billionaire to spew. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I toyed, of course, with the ridiculous theory that I’d stay where I was safe, like a sensible beast. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z As clear as Milagro mud, he added in afterthought, and, despite the tense situation, Herbie almost caught himself in a ridiculous smile. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And their defense was from the beginning ridiculous. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I got some people I can speak to myself. This is gettin’ ridiculous.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z With few exceptions, they were very nearly ridiculous. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I’ve always had this theory that God is a sitcom writer who loves to put me in ridiculous situations. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I felt ridiculous the whole time they were unloading me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Let’s drop the charade. We are both interested in that book for the same reason: Mr. Griswold’s ridiculous game.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z A ridiculous idea, obviously, and stupidly risky given that Gaskill warned me to stay away from the area only yesterday. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nor you me, you squat, filthy bore! Your outfit is ridiculous and your beard is filled with twigs.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z For a second I had the ridiculous feeling that they were there to judge me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z She made lip-smacking noises, aware of how ridiculous she must appear. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She had the gram and she was holding it hostage in her ridiculous little purse. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He considered it ridiculous to suppose that he was not wicked, but he was grateful for their love. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew it was a ridiculous thought, but millions of miles are sometimes difficult to bridge. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The thought was ridiculous; it didn’t seem possible. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Reader, you may ask this question; in fact, you must ask this question: Is it ridiculous for a very small, sickly, big- eared mouse to fall in love with a beautiful human princess named Pea? The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The idea that out of almost nothing you could re-create the entire universe was plainly ridiculous, yet that was what Galileo was now doing. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And even when I can finally dismiss all of this as ridiculous, I still feel that somehow, for the most part, we deserve what we get. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z We do our other meals on our own with whatever rations they give us, which are usually ridiculous. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z And I compared the Panthers to the heroes given to me by the schools, men and women who struck me as ridiculous and contrary to everything I knew. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z In that night’s Lemoncello commercial, Keeley—the ringleader of the group that had “defeated” Charles in the Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library game—looked ridiculous dressed up in goofy goggles like a flying squirrel. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Over time my stories got more and more ridiculous: alligator wrestling in the Everglades in Florida, freak roller coaster accidents, skydiving trips gone wrong. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I hate it when people say that! I hate Australia! Naming that ridiculous animal after me. For that, Percy Jackson, my son shall destroy you!” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Jason had killed so many monsters and saved the world so many times that the idea of him sweating a driving test seemed ridiculous. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “You’re being ridiculous. It’s fine. It meets all the food requirements. The burger has bread, meat, and cheese. And you get veggies from the fries.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z It’s not that I think we were meant to be or anything ridiculous like that. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The light over the door, which usually came on automatically at night, wasn't working, and it took Elinor a ridiculous amount of time to get her key into the lock. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “He’s new to the city. Visiting from Georgia. He was wearing the most ridiculous tie in all the land.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “No, Mom. All Lucy ever did was show you how ridiculous you sounded.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Most things that seem ridiculous to me are normal there, like when my humanities teacher asked, “Who are the invisible people in our community? Who are the people we, as a society, take for granted?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But he knew that was a ridiculous idea. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “This is completely ridiculous. Why are you crying?” he demanded in frustration. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I call, though I know how ridiculous this sounds. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z My father wears his favorite white straw fedora, saved exclusively for tropical vacations, because it looks so ridiculous anywhere else. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I asked, hardly able to say it out loud because it sounded so ridiculous, so impossible. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Probably the others thought he was ridiculous, crying over a roach, but he didn’t care. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Fai, get up. As much as I would like to slap that ridiculous face of yours, I am in no condition to get out of bed.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Why are you being so ridiculous, Sophie? Of course he’s not out of town!” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z It was useless to go on dramatizing her charms and talents for the benefit of these ridiculous knights—useless to go on hunting them with the tyrannous baits of what she thought was love. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And Despereaux’s love for the Princess Pea would prove, in time, to be all of these things: powerful, wonderful, and ridiculous. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “Isn’t it ridiculous? I mean, it’s absurd, insanely ridiculous.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was also fun—ridiculous, marvelous fun. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z "I heard you looked a lot like your mom, but this is ridiculous." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The thing is, dogs have to do that ridiculous doggy paddle thing, so they can't be vicious and do that at the same time. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Dad had his arms wrapped around them both, looking ridiculous but somehow still radiating Teutonic stoicism in his light blue scrubs. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z The silver architecture looks kind of ridiculous to me, like a spaceship and spiderweb fused together, but everyone always takes pictures of it like it’s some sort of masterpiece. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He said, “My dear madam. Your obduracy is quite, is...well, can’t you see how ridiculous this is?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Poor Lodovico, he does not seem to have realized that the discovery of America had made ridiculous the claim that one should never venture into the unknown. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Otherwise there was nothing but betrayal, and that meant going back to serve Bledsoe, and Emerson, jumping from the pot of absurdity to the fire of the ridiculous. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He smiled apologetically, as though conscious of saying something slightly ridiculous, and added: “Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clement's!” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It’s ridiculous,” I say, looking up and realizing that James is standing and gathering his bag and tray. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z A gun was such a ridiculous thing in my world. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And even though he felt pitiful and ridiculous, he didn't want it to end, because he knew the absence of her would hurt more than any breakup ever could. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z He half expected to come face-to-face with a grizzly bear, but then he realized how ridiculous that was. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She was pointing out that we Robinsons had been reduced to a true and ridiculous mess—unrecognizable with our swollen eyelids and dripping noses, our hurt and strange helplessness here in our own kitchen. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “It’s ridiculous. Stealing keys, climbing into a trunk. Who can believe a story like that?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t help but laugh at how ridiculous this all is. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z My mother told me the other bag contained the most ridiculous clothes, all new: bright California- style beachwear, baseball caps, cotton pants with elastic waists, bomber jackets, Stanford sweatshirts, crew socks. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I was done pretending, acting as if I belonged here at a riding stable, of all the ridiculous places, one that catered to a bunch of spoiled rich kids. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Please,” Gaily whispered sarcastically, the ridiculous scowl returning as he slouched back into his chair again. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z What a ridiculous idea: a castle made of glass. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z When he was out of sight they laughed at their ridiculous behavior. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She was sick, she said, of Dad’s ridiculous dreams and his stupid plans and his empty promises. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The idea was so ridiculous, it almost made him feel better. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “It’s not any more ridiculous than going to our high school,” said my sister. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z His needs were obscure to me, and what I could perceive of them seemed to me ridiculous, laughable, like a fetish for lace-up shoes. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z And Cade, all innocence and self-pity, said, “Can I wait a couple minutes before I stand up, please, Mr. Nossik? Seriously, this thing is ridiculous!” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He became very huffy and said, “If you chaps think you are in the same position as myself, that is ridiculous. Do not compare yourselves to me.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z How ridiculous that he’d still be romanticizing her in these final hours. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “He has this ridiculous club, too,” Tucker said. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I was alive when women wore those ridiculous clothes with the big shoulder pads and the nipped-in waists, with peplums over their bums like backward aprons. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I can’t help but laugh at her stick legs in her ridiculous short shorts. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Sometimes, rewriting a sentence to avoid a “split” makes it ridiculous. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel believed in monsters, but some of the descriptions were so wild, she had thought they must be just ridiculous rumors. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Annie, I didn’t say you were my girlfriend. That would be ridiculous.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The idea of a chicken lady issuing prophecies was apparently just as ridiculous to Romans as it was to Greeks. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “And you procured a small annoying boy to replace her. So I see no point risking further half- bloods on a ridiculous rescue. The possibility is very great that this Annie girl is dead.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Your flow was absolutely ridiculous. I’m still in awe that you came up with that rhyme scheme on the spot. You should’ve won, hands down.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Now I really am laughing, covering my mouth with my hand, because it’s such an unsatisfactory letter, which in turn makes it so much like Bas: solemn one minute and ridiculous the next. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Of course not. Don't be ridiculous. That's his dogs. The kennels are at the end of this corridor. You're even stupider than I thought,” she says with a sneer. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z "Ridiculous? Hell, all scobos is ridiculous. Who the hell is you?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But then, just about everything that Flora's mother said or wrote sounded faintly ridiculous to Flora. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z ‘Very ridiculous of you, Frodo! But I wish I had been there to see. The worthies of Bree will be discussing it a hundred years hence.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Or not. I don’t know. NYU was awesome, too. I’m being ridiculous, right?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He could feel his nerves stretching a ridiculous smile across his face. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps Nehemia wouldn’t do anything—perhaps she was just being paranoid and ridiculous. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I wanted to look different, but—it looks ridiculous.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Simple farmers, looking for a simpler way of life. That was the whole point in flying all this ridiculous way to get here. Setting down the things that caused such strife for people of old.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z A ridiculous hope, said the voice in her head. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Or should I call him her “lover”? That word sounds ridiculous, though. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Prejudice rules to make the Capital of the Nation ridiculous in the eyes of all cultured people.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Around her, the theater crowd guffawed and cackled as three microraptors that had been adorned with flowers and fruits cavorted in ridiculous circles across the stage. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The whole thing was ridiculous and impossible; he wasn’t getting anywhere. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z There were, she had discovered, all kinds of ridiculous things strewn along the side of a road. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z But we would have felt ridiculous had we hauled down our colours. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z This is one of those moments where Mark has the ridiculous urge to say something about liking her, ask her out on an official date, reach out and take her hand. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Anyway, I must have some ridiculous grin on my face ’cause Tommy says, “What? Why you looking at me like that?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “That’s ridiculous, Judith. He couldn’t mean any such thing — so soon — could he, Mercy?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z African- Americans could now register to vote without undergoing ridiculous qualification games, taking difficult exams, experiencing Klan intimidation, and paying “blacks only” poll taxes. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Which was ridiculous, because he was sure there were about a thousand other nights they could both name that would probably have ranked much higher than this one, thanks to the Aberzombies. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z How ridiculous—an old lady gives her a moldy book she has no use for, and she chokes up. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It was ridiculous. park When he saw Eleanor walking toward him on Monday morning, Park wanted to run to her and sweep her up in his arms. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She was wearing this ridiculous apron with squirrels all over it, and Oso sat at her feet, waiting for scraps. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “That’s ridiculous,” I said hurriedly, “you know age doesn’t mean anything in marriage. Of course we are companions.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “I am not being ridiculous,” said Lupin steadily. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “So now we’re supposed to find out when somebody was born? Who? This is ridiculous!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He stood up and took off the ridiculous hat and smoothed wet plastered hair across a balding skull. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be ridiculous. I would never repeat necklaces so close together—that one had the rubies in it. This one just has a few emeralds.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z There were mock lectures and sermons, and then Kerr, the second engineer, made an entrance dressed as a tramp and began singing a ridiculous rendition of “Spagoni the Toreador.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “What a ridiculous sport,” said a woman near me, her voice laced with acid. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z At weddings he still asked me to dance, regardless of how ridiculous we looked together. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It was a ridiculous sequence of events that led to me almost dying, and an even more ridiculous sequence that led to me surviving. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z We didn’t cover the history of Ping-Pong/table tennis in Iran during our Net Sports Unit in physical education, which now seemed like a ridiculous oversight. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Her mom had told her to wear socks, too, but they looked ridiculous with Eleanor's Vans. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z It is quite ridiculous how the feeling spread. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z But Navid was now laughing at my face and I realized then that I must’ve looked ridiculous, standing there with my scarf bunched awkwardly on my head. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The hospital looked at him askance, insulted him with ridiculous questions, and basically told him to fend for himself. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The rider, solicitous, hopped down, offered him the horse, led the animal by the bridle, making Chamberlain feel boyish and ridiculous. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When she put me off, I felt awkward and ridiculous at the same time. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I’d remember how long it took him to get to me, and how his fingers were all jerky and nervous, and the way his lips kept twitching under that ridiculous little mustache. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We have pictures of him in ridiculous Adidas shorts that leave nothing to the imagination, and a headband holding back long hair, most of which has since washed down the drain. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “That’s ridiculous. How can they eat dinner right after a banquet?” asked Milo. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z And then I thought about what kind of ridiculous plan Carlos might cook up. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Love, as we have already discussed, is a powerful, wonderful, ridiculous thing, capable of moving mountains. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “If you don’t do as I tell you, Aron, I’m going to fight you. Isn’t that ridiculous?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I pressed it against Dad’s upper lip, giving him a ridiculous bumpy pink mustache. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Perfectly ridiculous,” said Mrs. Caraway, but she continued to cut the white blossoms and drop them into the wicker baskets. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Oh my God. That was so over-the-top and ridiculous! T, you’re a wayyyy better filmmaker than that guy Brownie ever was.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In hindsight, I'm almost ashamed of how ridiculous my teen dramas were. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Who would believe this ridiculous young satyr, anyway?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Getting into such a state about having a girl—it seemed rather ridiculous. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is so ridiculous,” Mary Anne said, removing her glasses and wiping them off with a Kleenex. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had a ridiculous fancy that he must be with you, Mr. Pip, till I saw that you were quite unconscious of him, sitting behind you there like a ghost.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Probably trying to figure out what the ridiculous humans are up to.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z It was ridiculous to think he could perform sorcery, Farmer said, but almost every Haitian believed in its powers because their culture had evolved in the absence of effective medicine. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Coach Hedge could be pretty ridiculous, but Jason was glad he’d come along. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I want to have scrambled eggs for dinner without this ridiculous construction that a scrambled egg-inclusive meal is breakfast even when it occurs at dinnertime.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z But the restaurant manager didn’t ask any questions, and if he thought it was ridiculous to have left a book in a restaurant, he didn’t show it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It was supremely ridiculous, but at that moment I finally remembered who I was. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “You know, I was afraid he’d begin thinking about something so ridiculous as soon as he saw this week’s Saturday Evening Post. I hope you succeeded in showing him what an atrocious idea it is.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The crew compared notes on what had happened in Salt Lake City, but even Leo’s ridiculous story about how he tricked Narcissus wasn’t enough to cheer up the group. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Once we grew older and drifted off to different cities, the notion of a "family reunion" no longer seemed ridiculous. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z However, sex was a hot-button topic and I think caseworkers liked to gossip about it, even if the accusations were ridiculous. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “I’ve heard of giving dogs a bath,” cracked Scruffy, “but this is ridiculous.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “She wouldn’t talk to me for weeks. Remember, Mama? For an entire month she’d leave me these little notes. It was ridiculous.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Mrs. van D. came up with the ridiculous idea of frying fewer potatoes in the morning and saving them for later in the day. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “You killed my family for—for what? For magic powers? That’s ridiculous.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z To a man born without conscience, a soul-stricken man must seem ridiculous. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “You won’t get any if you don’t stop acting so ridiculous!” she says. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “One day you might be unable to control your tongue after all, and I’d land back in that ridiculous story again. No thank you very much!” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “If you two are quite finished, can we get this ridiculous ordeal over with?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I told myself I should have killed him years ago, which was ridiculous to think because I’m not capable of killing anyone, but I thought it anyway. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Papa came home from a long day at the hospital and during dinner he told Amil to stop smiling so much, that it made him look ridiculous. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Oh! no—I hope I shall not be ridiculous about it. Do as you please.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z And then, as the snow piled deeper and deeper and movement became impossible and then ridiculous—people changed. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Longstreet turned to ride on, and then the voice registered and he looked back: a grinning Fremantle, hat held high like the cloth on the arm of a scarecrow, bony, ridiculous. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, I know this is ridiculous, but I hadn't had a bath since Earth, and my back hurts. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was ridiculous, but he just couldn't do that to Prosper—to have him find his brother missing when he came out of the Basilica. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “She’s not a patient,” I say, fully realizing how ridiculous it sounds, because Erin is a patient. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is ridiculous, I’m sorry. Just think about what I said. Make the right choice.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It’s a ridiculous idea, sure...but so is being asked to pack up everything and go to Tokyo. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “In two years,” I said in a whisper, realizing how ridiculous I sounded. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Before seeing David, I thought our getting out was the most important thing, but when David came up with this ridiculous collaborator scheme, I realized I couldn’t leave everyone behind. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I could not be more aware that this is perfectly ridiculous. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z It was a ridiculous scene inside—an underwater recreation of the hovering garbage at Aberdeen Lake State Penitentiary. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Don’t let me look ridiculous in front of him. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It was all ridiculous, of course, because Hartnett hadn’t sold any chocolates at all. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The sudden, ridiculous superstition seized me that if she asked the question and I couldn’t answer it, I would never get to go. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “It’s — oh how ridiculous —” She thrust the letter at Harry, who saw that it was not handwritten, but composed from pasted letters that seemed to have been cut out of the Daily Prophet. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I saw what Miles had meant when he’d said people would start paying him to do ridiculous things. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I tell myself that these thoughts are ridiculous. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Lazy, ridiculous, selfish...” until she finally roused herself and set about preparing for the day. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “That’s one of the ridiculous things which men always say. I have never known one to speak otherwise of fanning. How long will you be gone?” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the most ridiculous thing he had ever heard. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z “Your dad is trying to tell me Shoji is going to live with him. Can you believe how ridiculous this is getting?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And though it’s ridiculous to care what a Mask thinks, I feel suddenly ashamed of those lies. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He says he wants to be a saint when he grows up, which is ridiculous because you can’t be a saint till you’re dead. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “This is ridiculous,” I say, heat rushing into my cheeks. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Hudson swore it was some ridiculous April Fools’ joke from his mother because he’d been counting on them to get back together. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z They had together invested their wives’ inheritance in that ridiculous project—what was it?—growing onions in some godforsaken desert area where you couldn’t even get Haitians to live? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t say I thought you were crazy. But fine. Honestly, I think this is ridiculous and probably dangerous. Tee?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z But right now my only job is to make sure this absurd scene doesn’t turn into some ridiculous faux girl-gang turf war, so I pull Violet away and step in front of her. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Hopefully soon I won’t have to answer to that ridiculous title. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They bound him with rosy garlands, set a flowering wreath on his head, woke him up, and bore him in this ridiculous guise to Midas as a great joke. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Delivering drinks in the middle of the night? Don’t be ridiculous,” said Uncle Kufa. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The strangest things I thought of, so ridiculous. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z At the time, she thought he looked ridiculous. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z If we had enough money to pay the ridiculous prices, we could stuff ourselves silly. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “I basically told him not to write. Am I being ridiculous?” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Jazz never looked up but shook her head and tightened the sides of her mouth, just like our mother does whenever she thinks something is ridiculous. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Perhaps she believes that acting the part of the livid parent will make the consequences less severe for me, show that I was merely being a ridiculous child, that I’m not a threat. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z When you are a king, you may make as many ridiculous laws as you like. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z At times I would try to join in, chiming in about the “vacation home” my family had in Brooklyn, not realizing how ridiculous I sounded. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “It’s ridiculous. No mouse has ever, ever been this small. Not even a Tilling. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “Arthur,” exclaimed the Queen, “you are not to say so. It is so ridiculous that it makes me feel ashamed.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z One ridiculous accident which happened about this time is worth mentioning, not because it had any consequences or antecedents, but because it was somehow the sort of thing which happened to Lancelot. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z As Gau told me this story, I had no difficulty at all seeing him back in Ashland, somehow convincing the seller to part with his beautiful home for a ridiculous price. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This wasn’t a punk show, though, and I felt ridiculous. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z He squeezed me tightly to him and made a ridiculous wise look, rubbing his chin thoughtfully. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “But I have to learn how to sit up again, like a big baby. Isn’t that ridiculous?” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z See, even though TJ was ridiculous and annoying and sometimes gross, she appreciated the fact that he always made her laugh whether she wanted to or not. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z They felt a little ridiculous in the oppressive summer heat, with a bouquet of wilting flowers in their hands and not a single tear for the solitary body they were laying to rest. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know what I think is ridiculous?” the Centipede said, grinning away as usual. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Felix had an idea, and he wasn't sure if it was brilliant or ridiculous. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Her voice is so sweet it’s almost ridiculous. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Wow. So, Morgan says something blatantly racist, I call her out on it, but somehow we're both equally ridiculous? Just some silly girl drama?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z After she shuts the door, we discuss the point value breakdown and how ridiculous it is that swimsuit accounts for more than talent. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z When the day came for me to go up to London for this interview, my Housemaster told me it was ridiculous for me even to try. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Juliet laughed delightedly, as if this was the most ridiculous thing she had ever heard. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It was a ridiculous notion, as well as petty and impolitic, but he hadn’t been able to resist. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z As it was for Gary Edwards, the notion of rules, of restraint, seemed ridiculous to Derric. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the wheels in my head began to turn and my ridiculous plan began to take shape. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “The drive-by window is at the white people’s funeral home. They’re the only ones with enough money to fix up something that ridiculous.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood on tiptoes and stared into them, then stamped her foot and shouted, “No, your real eyes! Those fakes don’t fool me any more than your ridiculous lie about Abe!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I feel ridiculous, scrunched up against the wall, two halls down from Mikey’s dorm room. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z "Kill him, do you understand? Didn't I tell you what he's like? He wants the book, and he always gets what he wants. It's ridiculous to believe it will be safe from him here." Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Or without yelling my head off for asking her something so ridiculous. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z There were restaurants and nightclubs, a lot of them foreign-owned, that served a mixed clientele, black people who hated the status quo and white people who simply thought it ridiculous. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We know it’s supposed to be serious business, but the whole thing feels a little ridiculous. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I even try a tie, but it looks ridiculous, ski-sloping off my stomach. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Most people would find the picture of our universe as an infinite tower of tortoises rather ridiculous, but why do we think we know better? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s so ridiculous, I almost laugh—my angelic sister having a steamy love affair. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He looked ridiculous with the giant, fancy box creaking back and forth on the chain around his neck. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “I don't understand why you lied to me. Both of you. You pretended you were agreeing to Insomnia Con for me, but this is...it's ridiculous, Papa. I'm not getting married.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It wasn’t actually a jacket, it was a sort of tail-coat, and it was without a doubt the most ridiculous garment I had ever seen. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you find the title a little ridiculous, given that our ‘Champions’ are no more than criminals?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It was ridiculous, but it felt good to at least have something heavy in her hands if things got hairy. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Josiah had always shown them how ridiculous violence and anger were; beating the mare would not make the spotted cattle appear. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He moved around in the seat, feeling only slightly ridiculous. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z It was silly and morbid to entertain such ridiculous notions. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “This is gonna sound ridiculous,” Two Step said, “but we could always, you know, climb down the stairs like normal people and then walk across the street to the next block.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The ridiculous story might have lived out a brief life in Columbia had the paper not put it out on the national wire, thinking it was the scoop of the season. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She sounded like a little cartoon bird when she talked, and this made everything that she said seem ridiculous but also possible—both things at the same time. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z In the days after, I watched the ridiculous pageantry of flags, the machismo of firemen, the overwrought slogans. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He took me shopping and we bought a calf-length black leather jacket, which would look ridiculous today but at the time, thanks to Neo, was very cool. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I gave another laugh at the ridiculous turn the conver-sation had suddenly taken. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Why do they want it? I mean, it seems ridiculous to me.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know he has nothing to recommend him but money and a ridiculous roll of addle-headed predecessors; now, don’t you?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z What a ridiculous idea—where her room might have landed. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Everyone takes turns coming up with ridiculous costume partner ideas for me. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z And as ridiculous as it had seemed en route, Kathy felt good. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z After that, I kept changing it every few months, usually to something equally ridiculous. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z How ridiculous is the notion that I’ve made another human being feel like less of one? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Out of class, Elxa Dal was charming, soft-spoken, and even a little ridiculous when the mood was on him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He felt ridiculous, hanging there from the ceiling, his arms outstretched. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Uncle Tony had been married to Momly for forever and never knew how to cook much of nothing, which was ridiculous to me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “This is ridiculous. You’re a child. You can’t talk to your parents this way. Ordering us around as if we’re your servants. We didn’t bring you into this world to treat us with such disrespect.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “Because all this ‘genetic damage’ nonsense is ridiculous,” he says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z And hope is like love ... a ridiculous, wonderful, powerful thing. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Partially because I was freezing in the chamber and partially because I was upset that Commissioner García, of all people, had clapped for such a ridiculous argument. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She did a robot dance to show off what I assumed were some ridiculous robot arms that would never be of any use to any astronaut. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Okay, it’s all ridiculous and corny, because unfortunately and fortunately, some of life’s biggest moments get wrapped up in corny, Annabelle is beginning to understand. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It was all a bunch of ridiculous posturing about who was hood and who was cheese. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Alex still privately thinks this whole thing is completely ridiculous, but he nods. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It’s ridiculous that Africans don’t value our natural hair in Africa,” Yagazie said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Chris looked ridiculous as he tried to get the last bit of chocolate shake up through the straw. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And when she won this ridiculous competition, when she was free...she could buy all the clothes she wanted. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Carlos is seventeen and drives an old and battered red car with giant silver rims, which seems ridiculous to me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z "Don't be ridiculous!" the large lady snapped at him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z A good idea sprouted in Benji’s brain, along with the ridiculous ideas. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z She was required to wear a ridiculous uniform and creep around the house as quietly as a mouse, lest she disturb the judge in his seemingly endless and sacrosanct deliberations. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He looked too ridiculous for me to be offended. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Ida Nee said, “This is ridiculous. No one faints in my classes. I don’t believe in fainting.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z And Mr. Shears said, “What’s he going to do? There’s no school for him to go to. We’ve both got jobs. It’s bloody ridiculous.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z And he looks ridiculous in his red and white uniform. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z And what matters is us; Hana is being ridiculous if she thinks that me and my friends are going to split up. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z It was a ridiculous excuse, but Chris accepted it and said how sorry he was. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z It was early evening, which Grandma said was a ridiculous time to begin a twelve-hour drive. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And not just because of my supposed ridiculous hotness. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z He still wanted to be a Runner— which surprised him, considering what he’d just gone through out in the Maze—but becoming the Keeper right away sounded ridiculous. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z But today my mom’s got her ridiculous Juicy Couture tracksuit on and has boxes labeled DONATE. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I refused to let myself think how ridiculous I must have looked to them. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a ridiculous store, all about love and babies. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Even when she pointed at the fine scar that ran through the fish's fin where she said she had mended it, her parents told her to stop being ridiculous. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I called it “ridiculous”; their own Northern ghettoes, right at home, had enough rats and roaches to kill to keep all of the Freedom Riders busy. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is ridiculous,” Pork Chop said as we tossed a pile of seaweed into a wheelbarrow. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “How ridiculous, celebrating a birth date. I don’t even know the day I was born, and I sure can’t remember any of theirs,” he says, swinging his hand toward his kids. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Of course, Miss Briggs knew that what that woman had told her was ridiculous. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z To be afraid of this ridiculous dog when there was a tiger about was like being afraid of splinters when trees are falling down. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Which is a cruel and ridiculous thing to do. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Fifty minutes later, the bell rings, and Tiny follows me out into the hallway like a swollen shadow, saying, "Seriously, come on, this is ridiculous." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z How ridiculous, how perverse I would feel presenting that painted Capitol mask to these people. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Well, that’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. Get out of here. All of you! And if I ever hear one word about this again, I’ll have you arrested for slander.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” Ba said sadly, “it is impossible. But it is not ridiculous.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Finn agreed with a little laugh, as if the whole idea was ridiculous. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z When you break down the things we do every day to their component pieces, you begin to understand how ridiculous they are. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She even responded to ridiculous questions like an inquiry about her physical measurements by Time magazine. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z “It’s ridiculous, you know? Of course you know now...” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He snorted—my suggestion was ridiculous—and I remembered a time in junior high when I came home from health class and talked to him about the dangers of smoking. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Not as ridiculous as trusting someone with your identity when you don’t have to.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It was a ridiculous question, though, because once you know the truth, you can’t ever go back and pick up your suitcase of lies. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I look ridiculous, and the only thing I can think to do is try and turn my wack moves into a dance, and so I wave and slip and groove my way across the benches. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Once Charley fell in love with a dachshund, a romance racially unsuitable, physically ridiculous, and mechanically impossible. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because it’s ridiculous. Did you ever think that you wouldn’t get picked on so much if you weren’t so...” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Sure, the last time I’d seen the enemy, she’d made me look ridiculous by jumping in and finishing my part of our team presentation. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “It sounds so ridiculous when you put it that way.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Next to it was the funeral director, a little man in a ridiculous getup, and an awkward, embarrassed-looking old man. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “Okay, then. The red-hat called it a ridiculous charge, but I want to set the record straight regardless. I’ll have a talk with him and the coach.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I look around the ICU, feeling kind of ridiculous. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t be ridiculous. I only pulled off the road for a minute. Look, I’m going, OK?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I used the same trick again, where I’d say something so ridiculous she had to correct me. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Other times I know I’m as ridiculous as everyone else my age. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “You were doing ridiculous, risky things—” “Yeah,” I say. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “There’s just no excuse. And you can’t make me think there is. Destroying your own neighborhood. That’s the most ridiculous thing I ever heard of.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Cashmere tosses her flowing blond curls back and spits out, “Well, you look ridiculous!” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I roll my eyes, closing the door before I can say anything more ridiculous. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Not that I would have any objections to Hiroshi and Mayumi adopting me, if it weren't such a completely ridiculous thought. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The square root of a negative number seemed like a ridiculous concept. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Yet, I could not bring myself to admit it, it was too ridiculous—and somehow too dangerous. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Was he going to make a ridiculous pitch for the chocolate sale to be a success in honor of the sick Headmaster? The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Very well, but I would prefer not to look ridiculous, if you please.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I feel like she might have been waiting for me, which is ridiculous, because when we fight she always pretends I don't exist at least until the afternoon. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But uncertainty about the energy in a vacuum sounds ridiculous. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z After that, it almost seemed like a ridiculous thing to date Ada Taylor, or even go near her. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “I suppose if I were older,” he said, quietly enough to be speaking to himself, “I would say that you were being ridiculous. That our students are adults, not squabbling, bickersome boys.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I felt both ridiculous and weirdly, perfectly placed, as if crouching by that car was precisely what life had in store for me at that moment. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z As I sobbed into my pillow, soaking it with tears and snot, I realized how ridiculous I was being. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z At the same time I knew that that was ridiculous because, after all, I was the criminal. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Isn’t it ridiculous to think that a mouse could ever forgive anyone for such perfidy? The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “We should enjoy it while we can,” Taisin said, and immediately felt ridiculous trying to make small talk about surviving the next leg of their journey. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The little elderly spinster was no longer slightly ridiculous to Vera. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Olanna would laugh at him in that patient way she laughed at Master when he said something ridiculous. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “The whole idea of needing to atone is ridiculous when we have done nothing wrong. What exactly do you have to atone for, Alter?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z But of course we all put ridiculous things in our notes apps that only make sense to us. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z It was such a ridiculous sight, grabbing our knees in a circle. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “You are ridiculous,” she said, perhaps fondly or perhaps not; it was difficult to tell. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I ducked out from beneath his embrace, sprang into a Superman pose, and beamed a ridiculous cartoon smile. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Putting it on a disc is a ridiculous idea. Discs just end up breaking or in the wrong person’s hands, like all other physical objects. I suggest you make use of the data network.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z She tightens her lips over her braces, trying to look tough, but she looks ridiculous. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z She leans in and whispers, "Don't react to what I'm saying. We're always being watched. The servants. The attendants. Make sure to laugh as if I'm telling you something ridiculous, so they don't pay attention." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “That’s all right,” I said, a ridiculous smile on my face. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When Tony was Brian’s age the thought of college, any college, was as funny as it was ridiculous. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z If El were here we’d talk about how ridiculous it was that this was even considered entertainment. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Their salutes are comical; their outfits verge on ridiculous. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z My back to them, I picked a book at random—a ridiculous sociological text, as it happened—and pretended to study the index. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z We looked ridiculous and amazing at the same time. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I waved him off, trying to quiet the small, ridiculous buzz of happiness in my chest that came with his words. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I’m afraid they’ll mock me, think I’m ridiculous and sentimental and not take me seriously. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z And I was so busy thinking about how ridiculous it is to have a basket of leaves in a bathroom that I said, “No.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z In a few moments she ceased to flap, and hung upside down, revolving slowly, looking ignoble and indignant and ridiculous, holding her head the right way up like a snake’s. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Based on its color and ridiculous size, it had to be a Saturniidae of some kind. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I looked down, expecting to see a spark igniting the front of Zu’s ridiculous dress, and then I was falling, and Liam was falling on top of me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Thomas felt the odd urge to snicker—it seemed too ridiculous to be true. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z This is a ridiculous thing to say because, of course, the bane of my existence is that I’m sick and unable to leave my house. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It did not seem to him a strange, or ridiculous thing to be planning, and certainly not a lark. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z An almost ridiculous sum of money to someone who had been poor for as long as I had. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She would not cry, it was ridiculous to cry after so long, but her eyes were filling with tears and there was a boulder in her chest and a stinging in her throat. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I made my stories as ridiculous as possible so people would always know I was joking. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Our shadows look ridiculous next to each other. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z We caught it with our mouths and laughed at one another, at how ridiculous we looked, three bedraggled kids sticking our tongues out at the sky. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Now some men, Kit reflected, could pick up a ball of yarn without looking ridiculous. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And I was already guessing what kinds of ridiculous things Mr. Wellins would say about those first stories, but, still, I thought they were probably some of the best writing I’d ever read. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “That’s partly what the row with G. was about. He thinks I take ridiculous risks on the bike or in the past with drugs but won’t—” He stops when he sees my face. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I have quite enough to do at the moment without trying to quash these ridiculous rumors. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “And look at you!” he said, looking at her ridiculous frothy frock. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s ridiculous and I know it, but right now, the compulsion is to get away from them before I wear out whatever welcome I still have. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “Ready to do anything to stifle the truth, and for what? To be kings of their tiny little world? It’s ridiculous.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z So they looked right at him and told him any way they could how ridiculous he was, and how delicious and how terrible. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Actually, I would be perfectly happy to let this ridiculous liability lie here on its side.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He gives a charming picture of Atalanta among the hunters which I have put into my account, but often, as in the description of the boar, he is so exaggerated, he verges on the ridiculous. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see his ridiculous moves and the smile on his face. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z It was ridiculous, because I knew she couldn’t hear me, but I yelled again anyway. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And my God, what reasons did she need to explain these ridiculous insanities! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to say something helpful, to tell him we were more alike than he knew, but it seemed ridiculous to say that. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Is he going to make us thrash around with this ridiculous assignment without helping us? Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z It would be ridiculous to disagree with Carter, of course. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It would take some ridiculous odds to bring us full circle like that. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “That’s ridiculous! This is summertime. You don’t have hailstones in summertime.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z He was so glad that they were together, he had the ridiculous urge to smile. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He pauses with exaggerated drama and strikes a ridiculous pose. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z But that’s just ridiculous because Axel already has a Friendship Club at school, and the time with Daniel every other Saturday is not the same. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Father said, “Promise me you will stop doing these things. Promise that you will give up this ridiculous game right now, OK?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Isn’t it ridiculous, after all, to think that a son could forgive his father for beating the drum that sent him to his death? The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The other part of my mind says that’s a ridiculous thing to do. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z So loud and ridiculous that everyone stopped what they were doing to watch him. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z When I was born, my hair was a ridiculous shock of black. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Mother, this is ridiculous. This whole thing is ridiculous.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran toward us at top speed, as if in a ridiculous hurry to catch us, even though we were sitting still. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z It is as ridiculous as if Vincent were to drive about the city in his own carriage! Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Not even at a notion as ridiculous as Miggery Sow becoming a princess. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I turn to him and shake my head too, letting him know that we are on the same page, that everybody except him and me is being ridiculous. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Not to mention her covering the front of their house with all of those ridiculous metal lizards. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z And her dress looked ridiculous out in the cowshed and that was fact too. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “I actually know what that is, for some ridiculous reason,” she said. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Archie thought of the kid’s refusal to sell, his ridiculous defiance. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I realized the only reason they chase us is because of Amil and his ridiculous drawings and his big mouth. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She has been so busy concentrating on her ball that she hasn’t noticed the ridiculous sight behind her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “What do you mean he is not your son? This is a ridiculous statement. Why must you always make the ridiculous statements?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Which was ridiculous, of course, because the bus wasn’t in sight. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I won’t. This is a ridiculous waste of our precious and dwindling time.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z It permeates the world to a ridiculous degree. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some people do that to me, too, but in my case it’s kind of ridiculous,” I said. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Second, sure. But after that it gets ridiculous.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “This is absolutely ridiculous,” said Mom, looking at Dr. Jansen. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z She waved her hand through the air, swatting away my question as if it were ridiculous. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I was a handsome lad, but I have to admit I look ridiculous. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z The ridiculous first notes of “Five Hundred Miles” come on, and I feel like going berserk. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z There were so many of those pale elm petals in the canals, it was ridiculous. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He saw her ridiculous olive branch, her clumsiness and silly clothes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I have no such recollection of ever having mistakenly engraved a name on any tombstone, let alone a name as ridiculous as Proky. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She stared at her own reflection, at the ridiculous pile of hair on top of her head. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z And as silly and ridiculous as Virgil was, she wanted to know he was alive and breathing. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It should be hot, stupid, ridiculous, obscene, another wild sexual adventure to add to the list. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z We played with their names, translating them into literal English so they sounded ridiculous. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She knew that it was ridiculous, but sometimes she felt as if Mary Ann knew something that she didn’t know, that the little shepherdess was keeping some dark and terrible secret. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Then a few weeks ago, Julian started spreading this ridiculous rumor that Jack had hired some “hit man” to “get” him and Miles and Henry. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The question was so ridiculous Percy laughed, even though it hurt his lungs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Gael could talk through the night about all kinds of random ridiculous facts, while Juan spent his days crafting a careful casualness and practicing guitar at all hours. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z As I walked, the ridiculous words drummed themselves into my head over and over again, rising to the rhythm of a buzzing noise: Three blind mice... three blind mice, See how they run! Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z We play fast and furious for several minutes, neither of us missing, sometimes making such ridiculous jumps to get the ball that Eden falls over laughing. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z El Patron sometimes ordered dozens of the ridiculous birds when he was planning a party, and Matt liked to lean over the fence to watch them. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea that came to her was so ridiculous, she almost had to laugh; but it was better than nothing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z As I gazed up at its sheer cliffs, tops disappearing in a reef of ghostly clouds, the idea that this was a magical place didn’t seem so ridiculous. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z According to her, John Henry was a farmer, a former slave turned sharecropper, who got arrested for something ridiculous. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I say, more seriously, “The most ridiculous part is, in any other faction it would be brave of us to tell someone what happened. But here... in Dauntless ... bravery won’t do us any good.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I felt stupid, but more than stupid I felt ridiculous. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Harris breezed past in a Knicks jersey, a ridiculous sweatband across his head. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “In the last two years of school shopping, have I ever made you look ridiculous?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She looked just like she had the first time I saw her, wearing that ridiculous net on her head, and that greasy purple shirt. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Yossarian answered in a collapsing voice, weary suddenly of shouting so much, of the whole frustrating, exasperating, ridiculous situation. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Conor asked, and even though the question was in one sense completely ridiculous, she knew what he meant. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z So yes, like Ben, I harbored ridiculous prom fantasies. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I asked, as if it was the most ridiculous question ever. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I felt ridiculous sitting there dressed up like a waitress even as I tried to sound like the voice of reason. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I thought it was ridiculous but couldn’t help watching her every time she completely destroyed a kid’s head with her clippers and dye. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z That was ridiculous, of course—his death had been needless, obscene—but I think it made us both feel a little better to say it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “Of course. How ridiculous of me,” he said. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She wanted to ask him to stop being ridiculous, but her lips were heavy. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I’d say out of all of us, I’m the most likely to think up something this ridiculous—” “It isn’t ridiculous,” I say I’m almost defending the card, as if it’s part of me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Liyana whispered, “This is getting ridiculous! Say no!” and Sylvie peeped, “No” in a thin voice that caused her to get a detention note. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Papito, of course, thinks the whole idea is ridiculous, especially after he finds out how much it costs. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to say ridiculous things twice, Holling. Once is more than enough” “Why is military school ridiculous?” asked my sister. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Don’t be ridiculous. You’re not suggesting attacking a bird that size, with a beak as thick as my front paw?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Danuta’s voice has taken on a ridiculous German accent, very accusing, which makes Helena giggle. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “You know, I can’t take you seriously with that ridiculous thing on your head,” I said, looking sideways at her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “On the count of three,” Jeff, the taller Med-jack, was saying, his tall frame looking ridiculous bent in half, like a praying mantis. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Nina smoothed her hands over the ridiculous costume. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z ‘We are dealing with a lunatic! I want nothing more to do with this ridiculous operation!’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you . . . would you . . .” I wanted to ask if Poseidon would come with me to see her, but then I realized that was ridiculous. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The idea that one might dissect a chigger was also ridiculous in 1610—but, thanks to the microscope, that too would soon be possible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And when he saw it written, saw it spelled out, he realized how ridiculous it was to think hate, live hate, be hate. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They are jogging along side by side and Mark finds himself having the ridiculous thought that it’d be nice if they were on a beach, the sun just setting on the water. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Far more common are examples of ridiculous misunderstandings made by male soldiers, or men treating the airwomen like children or inferiors. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z An idea had planted itself during my teary ride home—an idea so ridiculous I couldn’t believe I was entertaining it. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z To his alarm Frodo became aware that the ridiculous young Took, encouraged by his success with the fat Mayor of Michel Delving, was now actually giving a comic account of Bilbo’s farewell party. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It was that the entire principle of a blind taste test was ridiculous. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I am about to strike when I recognize those ridiculous spike-tipped shoes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I almost sit on my hands to prevent the ridiculous gesticulations I want to make. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “I’ve never heard of anything like this happening. It’s ridiculous. And we’ll get to the bottom of it, don’t you worry!” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “It’s not that ridiculous. I knew you were keeping something from me, and you were always together.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “And same old same old over here: Tee bein’ ridiculous as usual, and Sierra nerding out over there on some riddle.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I think of his ridiculous reaction to finding the supplies blown up. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Might look ridiculous with your beard,” I reply, laughing. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He hoped that, whatever happened, he wouldn’t blub or do anything ridiculous. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z She says she has to wear those ridiculous frilly and embroidered dresses, but the money is good. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Wells probably thinks I’m ridiculous, getting so flustered over a twenty-dollar purse. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Your father,” she said, “went seal hunting in that ridiculous kayak. He has been gone a month this day. He will not be back. Bits of his kayak washed up on the shore.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “If only I had my armour,” he said with irritation, “it seems ridiculous to be caught like a rat in a trap.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I waited for Rosaleen to say how ridiculous that was, but she squinted straight ahead as if weighing the possibility. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On his bare feet he was wearing a pair of ridiculous sandals that for some reason had holes cut along each side, with a large hole at the end where his toes stuck out. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And showing off with fancy words you barely understand can make you look pompous and occasionally ridiculous. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z A blue, woolen coat with oversized brass buttons and gold-tasseled shoulders, plus an equally ridiculous hat. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The size of the room was so ridiculous, it took me a moment to notice the decor. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I thanked the Lord for showing me the stupidity of my ridiculous and dangerous proposition in time. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She raised her hand to knock at the door and then, feeling that that was ridiculous, took a deep breath to call out, but realized that she didn’t know what to say. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z "I asked a civil question. If you don't care to answer, don't, but don't try to make me look ridiculous." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am delighted that Gryffindor won the match, but this is getting ridiculous! Percy, I expected better of you!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He pulls on jeans and an extra sweater, and Moushumi’s bathrobe over that, not caring how ridiculous he looks. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A poised, unaffected person was never ridiculous, at least in his own mind, Dad told us. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “They gave me that ridiculous name—Silvertongue. And Capricorn is firmly convinced I can repeat the trick anytime, with any book at all.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Aimee looked down at the jeans, flouncy white blouse, and brand-new sneakers that had seemed just fine just this morning but suddenly looked ridiculous. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z The eight ridiculous Dresdeners ascertained that these hundred ridiculous creatures really were American fighting men fresh from the front. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “When I’m finished grounding these ridiculous contraptions, I’ll be heading upstairs with my wire cutters. Mummy wants me to snip the power cables to all those senseless video games.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Even though he jokes around a lot, he’s not really a smiley person, so I don’t think I’m being ridiculous to think him smiling at me means something. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Whatever we offer as today’s items of liveliest interest are bound to be out of date and irrelevant, maybe even ridiculous. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a few sidesteps, like one wrestler circling another, except that he was thirty feet away; the maneuver was ridiculous. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Arturo asked that night while we sat at the kitchen table—that ridiculous stolen kitchen table—drinking manzanilla tea, as we did most nights after Maribel went to bed. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Even if they hadn’t, it was ridiculous to believe they would still look exactly as they had when the photos were taken. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Dad turned around and he had flour spilled all down the front of his shirt, and I snorted, because I didn’t think Dad in the kitchen would ever stop being ridiculous. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z These days it seemed ridiculous, as the life she described was becoming more and more of a fantasy—trips to the mall, family vacations, and Friday night football games. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Don’t be ridiculous. I could slap you perfectly well with your eyes open. I’m only going to blindfold you.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z And now I felt the whole silly thing, the ridiculous pattern that had piled up layer on layer. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew Joey would tell me about it later and that it was probably something ridiculous, too. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The idea of murdering Orr was so ridiculous that he began to consider it seriously with queer whimsy and fascination. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He looked ridiculous, but there was something about it that touched Mark. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He looked ridiculous and he stayed very silent. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z “I always thought those things looked ridiculous,” Miles grumbled into the microphone. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Rolling over onto her stomach, she started backing down the slope feet first, looking ridiculous in her robe and slippers. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z That was where I belonged, not on some ridiculous adventure with a crazy rich woman and her high-kicking daughter. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z To stop this ridiculous bloody detective game And asking about Mr. Shears wasn’t any of these things. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z |
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