maniacal

Example Sentences

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O’Leary, who is maniacal about keeping costs down, didn’t want to add Starlink because of the fuel penalty.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

“It’s that discipline mentally, physically, that maniacal focus that makes you the best in the world.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

“To come up with this type of pattern, it’s like a maniacal, mad scientist,” says the owner of Vintage on Hollywood, Brian Cohen, who now holds the jean jacket in his personal collection.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

But there’s a deeper reason why recently he’s sounding even more maniacal.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2025

Most of his shows were hilarious, others so dark that they sounded maniacal, and he had a studied laugh, not quite a cackle—more a pseudo chuckle—that made him sound deranged.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady