madness

Example Sentences

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The Sikh Federation UK released a statement following the verdicts, saying: "Henry's life has tragically been cut short by a moment of madness by an individual for which there can be no excuses."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The tension between the human need for both love and self-determination powers both art and madness, but never was it so tangibly brought to life than by Marilyn Monroe.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Hill met Neil Gordon through his wife, Melissa, a photographer who had spent a few weeks in Walterboro chronicling the trial and the madness that swirled around it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

There might be some method in that madness.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

I knew it was madness to talk this way to a Nazi officer.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom