monomaniac

Example Sentences

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I was that bore, that monomaniac, that moralizer—an idealist.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 8, 2019

Despite his fervour, anchoritic existence and frequent depiction as one-part Don Quixote, one-part Antoni Gaudí and one-part monomaniac, Gallego is very aware of how he is seen in the town and beyond.

From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2017

But it’s hard to mine much variety from a character who admits her fanaticism has turned her into a monomaniac.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2015

Chris Christie, who could theoretically be president someday, is a monomaniac.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2015

Her mother had spoken of him as a monomaniac.

From The Daughter Pays by Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie