insane

Example Sentences

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"This was insane, it happened right in the middle of town," says Adrian, after checking his own family's flat in the building that was hit.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Maybe we’ve slipped into a quantum superposition where gains are both reasonable and insane simultaneously.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Preston: I’ve go my own bags, and I am sure if they don’t recognize me as Elsbeth, they just think I’m another insane person who lives in New York City and no one cares.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The insane last-minute price I paid for a round-trip ticket from Phoenix to Las Vegas on Southwest Airlines this month for work.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

To shriek like an insane woman who has been locked in an attic for a great many years, you have to practice.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt