madcap

Example Sentences

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New reads abound for your vacation tote throughout the weeks of July, with fiction picks featuring a Carnival cruise casualty, a highly entertaining jewel heist at the Waldorf-Astoria, and a Soviet-era madcap adventure.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

The madcap ending was one of several key stories, including:

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Lemann, a New Orleans native, has captured her home turf in madcap fiction and reportage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The Warriors had led until the end of the third quarter, before a madcap finish saw 12 lead changes, with regular time ending 101-101.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Letters proposing madcap, unpublished ideas, often accompanied by hand-scribbled figures, were circulated among the members; it was a blog before blogs.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee