insane

Example Sentences

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And the core of that story, a man falsely imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit and eventually driving him insane, is unfortunately pretty evergreen.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

"It was insane; I felt like I was really famous for one day and met so many amazing people," said Olivia.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 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

“That’d be insane to me,” says coach Travis Steele.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

It’s not easy to stand apart from mass hysteria—to believe that most of what’s in the financial news is wrong, to believe that most important financial people are either lying or deluded—without being insane.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis