mental case
Example Sentences
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The sorry business with Jimmy and Chuck: the latter has no case because Jimmy could always say that he was humoring Chuck, who was certifiably a mental case at the time.
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2016
The child, who needed love more than punishment, became a mental case, perhaps incurable.
From Time Magazine Archive
He tries it on his wife's obstetrician, who at first thinks Joseph a mental case, then takes fire himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
The DC-8 was the fourth U.S. plane skyjacked since May, and in this case the skywayman was plainly a mental case.
From Time Magazine Archive
All right, Nicky; I'll try to look at myself as a mental case....
From Non-combatants and Others by Macaulay, Rose, Dame
