maddening

Example Sentences

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Yet here comes Maye, the guileless face behind the most maddening revival in sports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Gates has assembled a stimulating, illuminating, maddening, saddening, but often inspiring, story of their relations with the world and one another.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

It’s time to break the maddening cycle by getting back to basics, heading into the new year.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

Efforts to force a lasting legacy are maddening, but ultimately, they will fail.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

“No telling. There are so many people being moved around, one station at a time. It’s hard to get messages through. The railroad is God’s work, but maddening to manage.”

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead