maniacally
Example Sentences
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“I don’t think we have the luxury of picking just one and staying maniacally focused on it because it could be that you pick the wrong one and then you’re making bad decisions,” Hammack said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Game 3 was a one-sided clunker, but Game 1, Game 2 and Game 4 all went to sudden-death OT —hockey’s equivalent of dangling you over a bridge by your shoelaces while laughing maniacally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2025
"Next to the vomiting, gurning, maniacally grinning Keaton, she can’t help but seem a little bland and strait-laced."
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2024
With two trips to the East Coast and a finale against a 49ers team maniacally primed to finally win another Super Bowl, this could be a long, debilitating stretch for the Rams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
Grinning maniacally, he spins in rapid circles, swinging his arms and head in time with the song, flawlessly cycling through several signature ’80s dance moves.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
