lunatic
Example Sentences
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He got back everything he’s wanted and then a lunatic billionaire is telling you that 100 miles away under the Denver Airport there’s this thing that sounds crazy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
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
Act Three, which brings a performance of “Nothing On” to utter collapse, doesn’t quite reach the lunatic heights that Frayn intends.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025
I half expected Mrs. Chase to turn into a raving lunatic at the mention of her stepdaughter, but she just pursed her lips and looked concerned.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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