madness
Example Sentences
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For drivers accustomed to the splash-and-dash of gasoline, sitting around for a half-hour at a public charger looked like an act of madness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Donning my academic editor title, I imagined myself tasked with the act of tidying, turning teenage madness, drama, beauty into writing that is still dramatic and beautiful—just grammatically correct.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026
He describes it as "madness" that sunshine drenched southern Italy doesn't put up more solar panels, for example.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
This ruling offers a temporary reprieve from the madness, but I’m afraid the damage has already been done.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
The ride was reckless and wild; it was madness!
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.