theater of the absurd
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of theater of the absurd
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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“It’s a little bit of the theater of the absurd at this point, right? Michael Cohen is no longer a witness in this trial,” Blanche added.
From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024
Marine jailed for nine years last July, as the "theater of the absurd" and lacking serious evidence.
From Reuters • Jun. 16, 2021
John Sullivan, the U.S. ambassador to Moscow, called Reed's conviction "ridiculous" and an example of the "theater of the absurd."
From Fox News • Jun. 15, 2021
A spirited free-for-all, and sometimes a theater of the absurd, as when those beach balls skitter through the crowd in idle moments, one of my least-favorite Dodger traditions.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2019
We are simultaneously in Shadow’s mind and the collective unconscious, wandering the vast unknown like lost lambs in a dystopian theater of the absurd.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2017
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