madness

Example Sentences

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The line between sanity and madness becomes blurred to invisibility in the musical “Girl, Interrupted” at the Public Theater.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The Sikh Federation UK released a statement following the verdicts, saying: "Henry's life has tragically been cut short by a moment of madness by an individual for which there can be no excuses."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

I barely understood it — to me, it functioned like a random madness machine.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

And it means that Stephen Colbert, one of the nation’s best vehicles for satirical critique, will no longer be on the air to make sense of the madness of the moment.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Then with sudden clinical interest he observed the white man’s face, for in his eyes he saw a strange, fixed, and withdrawn look of madness.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers