(In the first two editions of the book a somewhat absurd amount of 10 mL of akvavit was printed.)

An owlish head, with dark moustaches, was thrust in, with deprecating and somewhat absurd inquiry.

The young man bowed in a somewhat absurd fashion and felt for his matches.

A new statue had been unveiled, a large and somewhat absurd construct of a cherubic Buddha-like child seated atop a crushed robot.

Because of its somewhat absurd premise and execution, Einstein's Brains veracity has often been questioned.

Mr President, our debate today is somewhat absurd.

I do not accept the amendments tabled by the Green Group, which go too far, not least on the somewhat absurd eco-labelling proposals.

It is somewhat absurd to see that these parties are sometimes non-profit making associations, although I have every respect for non-profit making organisations.

The unchanging if somewhat absurd ceremonies of school life provide a central theme.

This somewhat absurd episode was a mere interlude in a fiercely fought campaign.