madman
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To establish the right note of terror on a fog-strewn set by Arnulfo Maldonado that resembles the private chamber of a writer or madman, Page begins with Lady Macbeth’s chilling incantation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026
Almost always described as a “disappointed job seeker,” Guiteau was a madman, and Mr. Macfadyen’s portrayal is of both man and madness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
"Bibi acted like a madman," a White House official told the news website Axios.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
But heavy metal’s favorite madman leaves us with his reminder that “You Can’t Kill Rock and Roll.”
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2025
We can claim that he was just a nincompoop or a madman.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
Having evaded 12 homicidal masked madmen, madwomen, mad-cousins and mad-siblings, Sidney is now a married mother of three who prefers the last name Evans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
He’d minnowed through sunburned madmen on winding Alpine passes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
He said by telephone that the arrests this week showed “that Myanmar is ruled by madmen and cowards.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
Things got pretty weird on the food scene, too, with the R&D labs for the nation’s fast-food chains seemingly overtaken by Frankensteinian madmen.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2023
So after dinner the dads are in the front parlor with the French doors closed, leaning over a big round table, each scribbling away on pads of yellow paper, spinning out theories like madmen.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
