madness

Example Sentences

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For drivers accustomed to the splash-and-dash of gasoline, sitting around for a half-hour at a public charger looked like an act of madness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Donning my academic editor title, I imagined myself tasked with the act of tidying, turning teenage madness, drama, beauty into writing that is still dramatic and beautiful—just grammatically correct.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

He describes it as "madness" that sunshine drenched southern Italy doesn't put up more solar panels, for example.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

When he tries to eject her into space, she simply reappears, leaving the crew unsure whether they’re being studied, judged or driven toward madness.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

“Do you remember last fall, in Julian’s class, when we studied what Plato calls telestic madness? Bakcheia? Dionysiac frenzy?”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt