become demented

Example Sentences

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"If you have amyloid in your brain, we don't know for certain that you will become demented, and we don't have anything we can do about it."

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2010

A man of light mind who endeavoured to reconcile all the things suggested to him by the coming of Christmas would probably become demented if he bent his entire intellect to solve the puzzles.

From The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour by Runciman, James

This led the old people to believe that for the loss of her son and husband she had become demented and had destroyed herself.

From The Eternal City by Caine, Hall, Sir

For a moment Giafer, who seriously believed that the Caliph had become demented, hesitated.

From Tales of the Caliph by Crellin, H. N.

Fairy women of great beauty have human lovers, but vanish for ever after a few meetings, with the result that their lovers become demented.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various