sound insane

Frequency: 7.010.1 per million words

For an idea or plan to seem insane when heard or read.

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Examples (10)

  • His new business idea might sound insane at first, but it has potential.
  • Did that just sound completely insane when I said it out loud?
  • The plan to travel around the world in a week must sound insane to most people.
  • I know it might sound a little insane, but I think we can finish this by tomorrow.
  • Her suggestion to climb Mount Everest without training didn't just sound insane, it was.
  • To outsiders, our team's strategy probably sounds insane, but we've planned it carefully.
  • At the time, their bold proposal seemed to sound utterly insane.
  • You're going to sound absolutely insane if you tell them that story.
  • Despite how it might sound insane, the experiment yielded surprising results.
  • The concept of flying cars used to sound quite insane, but now it's closer to reality.