insanity

Example Sentences

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Her lawyers had argued she was not guilty by reason of insanity and that the death of her husband in 2017 sent her into a depressive spiral.

From Barron's

“That is the insanity of domestic and sexual violence, that you don’t know it was poured into you” as a child.

From Los Angeles Times

"With Miss Havisham, it's quite interesting to have that at least as 5% of the character: ' I know what I'm doing. I know what this is.' It's not derangement, it's not insanity."

From Salon

Congress should end the insanity now by going to permanent standard time, the proven healthiest of all options.

From Seattle Times

“It’s fish-or-go-hungry insanity. That area is so compressed that the crab are sucked up pretty fast,” said Dale Beasley, a retired crabber and president of the Columbia River Crab Fishermen’s Association.

From Seattle Times