mad for
Example Sentences
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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
On 3 May, one year since the disappearance, Kate McCann urges people to "pray like mad" for her little girl.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025
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
Years ago the entire neighborhood must have gone mad for her.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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