bonkers
Example Sentences
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On Sunday Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, asked about the bonkers statements young radical candidates made a few years ago that damage their electability today, laughed it off by quoting a friend: “Woke 1 was crazy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Nor is it entirely their spending—though that’s bonkers, too, a princely payroll that’s pushing beyond $400 million, or nearly five times what the plucky Guardians pay to field a team in Cleveland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
It drives me absolutely bonkers that the industry hasn’t clamped down on it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
It would be bonkers, the thinking went, to risk untold millions in career earnings by taking dirty dollars to throw games or manipulate statistical outputs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Dad would’ve gone bonkers if he found out.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
