maniac

Example Sentences

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But, like every addled maniac, his hatred lacks focus.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

In a subsequent interview with The Times, Pilatus admitted the claims were true.”We are true singers, but that maniac Frank Farian would never allow us to express ourselves,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2023

“And I’m not some crazed maniac set out to destroy this nation.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

But at night, during the annual festivals, he dances like a maniac and whips people with olive branches.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2023

And that the pressure of being friends with Auggie had made him snap and turn into an angry maniac.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio