mad for
Example Sentences
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The NME's front page headline called it the "British heavyweight championship", and the wider media were also mad for it.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
Her date was so mad for Bond that the future King of England once exercised his royal privilege and requested an early peek at the iconic ski-parachute sequence in “The Spy Who Loved Me.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
Alexia: Honestly, it makes me really sad and really mad for anyone coming after our mom for not sharing enough.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024
They are drunk with power and mad for revenge.
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024
Even the few who weren’t mad for Granny’s sake likely didn’t know what to say, under the circumstances, and nobody was going to risk criticism by paying a formal call or taking a wedding present.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
