madman

Example Sentences

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“You can’t let a madman or you can’t let a mad ideology have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

“I knew the second that I poked my head up from my exile, I was probably going to be met by some madman charging at me with an ax,” Nuzzi said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 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

His unpredictability is sometimes portrayed by his supporters after the fact as strategic - the so-called "madman" theory of foreign relations.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025

Now he couldn’t help but wonder who exactly was on the other side of his trades—what madman would be selling him so much insurance on bonds he had handpicked to explode?

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis