madhouse
Example Sentences
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The team was undecided on how well Mellencamp’s biggest hits—sepia-tinted odes to small-town America—fit today’s college football madhouse cathedrals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Citizens Bank Park was a madhouse in Game 1, but the crowd for Game 2 was comparatively toned down.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025
Tim O’Reilly, a media writer in Chicago, says that if he didn’t come to a streaming service with a title already in mind, the search would be a madhouse.
From Salon • May 22, 2025
Mr Acciardo described the scene as a "madhouse" when first responders arrived.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024
Players stood or sat in odd comers, talking to themselves, making curious faces and sudden gestures, for all the world like residents of a madhouse.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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