maniacally
Example Sentences
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“I don’t think we have the luxury of picking just one and staying maniacally focused on it because it could be that you pick the wrong one and then you’re making bad decisions,” Hammack said.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
For the rest of 2023, they “lived like monks,” resisting outside hires and focused maniacally on building a user-friendly tool.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
While the quote is accurate, the image of Schumer maniacally grinning as he says it is completely fabricated.
From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025
"Next to the vomiting, gurning, maniacally grinning Keaton, she can’t help but seem a little bland and strait-laced."
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024
Suddenly he falls into a Capitol accent as he mimics Effie Trinket, the maniacally upbeat woman who arrives once a year to read out the names at the leaping.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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