become deranged
Example Sentences
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Q.--If any of the working parts of a locomotive break or become deranged, what should be done?
From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by Bourne, John, C.E.
He learned that the machinery in the point lighthouse had become deranged, so that the wrong signal was shown.
From The Boy Pilot of the Lakes Nat Morton's Perils by Webster, Frank V.
Sometimes people become deranged simply from the indulgence of their tempers.
From Elsie at Nantucket by Finley, Martha
No, impossible! or he may have become deranged and ran into the woods.
From Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe
Had my brain become deranged, causing a strange, an amazing hallucination?
From The Four Faces A Mystery by Le Queux, William