be mad for

Example Sentences

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“I’ll be mad for the next 24 hours, and get back to work tomorrow.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2019

I think she must be mad, for she said she was going to talk to the Governor and she asked me where he lived.”

From A Vendetta of the Desert by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)

"Then truly I must be mad, for do I not see the light of day? do I not hear the whistling of the wind? and can I not distinguish the wash of a great sea?"

From A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Verne, Jules

The people thought he must be mad; for whenever they approached him, he ran off howling into the bush.

From The Gilpins and their Fortunes A Story of Early Days in Australia by Webb, Archibald

"Then I must be mad; for don't I see the light of day, and don't I hear the wind blowing, and the sea breaking on the shore?"

From A Journey to the Interior of the Earth by Verne, Jules