maniacal
Example Sentences
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The two auteurs share a flair for spinning societal critique into maniacal physical comedy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
He also put a maniacal focus on Apple’s supply chain, owing to his prior stint as the company’s chief operating officer.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026
We should only expect more maniacal threats as time goes on.
From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026
In 2016’s The Mandibles, she created a character whom she described as a “pure piss-take” of herself: belligerent, tactless, a maniacal exerciser–the Ur-Boomer, utterly self-absorbed and an unalloyed financial disaster for society.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
Judging from his dilated eyes and his maniacal grin, he didn’t need any more caffeine.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing maniacal
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