maniacal
Example Sentences
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At the Milan Cortina Games, a maniacal Norwegian named Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has turned the quiet world of Nordic skiing on its head with a frenetic sprinting technique that he concocted with his grandfather.
If you’re reading this review of Gore Verbinski’s maniacal farce “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” in newsprint, congratulations on being a Luddite.
From Los Angeles Times
Renata and Livingston continued at top speed, eager to get away from the maniacal pirate with his deadly toast.
From Literature
By relying on a rigorous cadence—clear roles for containment, crisp communications and a maniacal mission focus—we didn’t just survive; we turned a skeptic into a raging fan.
“It’s that discipline mentally, physically, that maniacal focus that makes you the best in the world.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
