psychopath

Example Sentences

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The 34-year-old, who finished 21st in Beijing four years ago, came second in Friday's training, proclaiming himself a very satisfied "psychopath" after overcoming mental and physical challenges.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

You’d be unwise to look to the movies for economic insight—this one amounts to an extended fatuous argument that an individual who behaved like a corporate restructuring would be a psychopath.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

A simpler way of putting it is that Pelicot has an antisocial personality disorder - a term preferred by psychiatrists these days to words such as psychopath or sociopath.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

This is necessary for civilization to exist, but it makes humans easy marks when faced with an apparent psychopath.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024

“You know, you might not want to share your concern that Joaquin’s a psychopath with people we just met.”

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway