madwoman

Example Sentences

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As it turns out, Nina isn’t the unhinged madwoman she’s perceived to be.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

‘Mommie Dearest’ Mimosa Mother’s Day’ Faye Dunaway plays screen legend Joan Crawford as a wire hanger-wielding madwoman in this campy 1981 bio-drama based on the scandalous tell-all by Crawford’s adopted daughter Christina.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2022

"My sister, my hilarious, charming, perfect sister: now other. The irate madwoman on the train," Leddy says.

From Fox News • Mar. 28, 2022

Is Frankie right to be suspicious or is she simply becoming more and more of the madwoman in the palazzo?

From Washington Post • Jun. 25, 2021

In that confusion Arcadio found Amaranta, who was looking for him like a madwoman, in her nightgown and with two old pistols that had belonged to José Arcadio Buendía.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez