demented

Example Sentences

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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

During his early career, Shepard savaged Vietnam-era conservatism, preferring the hippie vibe of the Bay Area to what he called the “sprawling, demented snake of L.A. to the south.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

Sam Neill stars in “Madness” as an insurance investigator who, sent to find a missing, bestselling horror author, ends up stumbling into the demented New England small town of the author’s books.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 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

She made a demented face as she continued eating.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas