demented
Example Sentences
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It’s positively demented, but it’s not insanity for insanity’s sake.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Doug feverishly bangs out a script and Griff, who plans to star in the remake, calls it “a masterpiece,” though the demented glint in Mr. Black’s eyes assures us it’s anything but.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
“I just like to soak it in and regurgitate it in my own demented way,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025
It’s just another weekly edition of “SmackDown” in Don’s demented mind.
From Salon • Aug. 1, 2025
He said he had deserted the army for self-imposed incarceration in “a giant, demented prison.”
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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