lunatic

Example Sentences

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He looked at me like I was a lunatic, but he heard me, so perhaps I planted a seed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

That is a deliberate choice, says Tracy, because Teddy is not -- or at least not just -- a lunatic.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

“It’s easy to quickly and thoughtless write this off as the manifesto of a lunatic, in order to avoid facing some of the uncomfortable problems it identifies,” Mangione wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2024

"I probably feel it was important to show people I am not a lunatic - I'm quite sane," said Bellamy.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2024

Obviously something's wrong; he's standing in the middle of the road, waving like a lunatic.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse