maniac

Example Sentences

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“Every time the case is recalled in the papers,” she would say, “I seem to hear from every maniac in the country.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

“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

Now I walk like a maniac every day.

From Salon • May 6, 2023

They looked at him as if he were a maniac, pointing with derision at his dandy’s outfit.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston