barmy

Example Sentences

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How barmy is it to fly thousands of people half-way around the world to sit in giant air-conditioned tents to argue about commas, and interpretations of convoluted words?

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

Out of character, Clarke went barmy at the break - and that's the last time we saw his team.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

In practice, it was, well, a bit barmy.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

He said the media response, after his wife posted the escapade on social media, had been "barmy".

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023

“Nothing over there but bogland and barmy weather.”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs