insane
Example Sentences
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But they were also about to prove that they were already better than most humans at making sense of a tournament known for being completely insane, as Ben Cohen and Andrew Beaton write.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
She said: "Three decades is absolutely insane, to the point where I am literally riddled with endometriosis."
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
When the Islamic revolution happened in 1979, they said, This is an insane system, a monarchy, that the son of the current guy is the person who’s going to rule until he dies.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026
“The reaction has been more insane than I’ve ever seen for any of the shows we ever did with Brian,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
Here was an example of insane optimism coupled with the naive popular belief that a few hours of therapy can cure everything from chronic obesity to a lifetime of poverty.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.