manic

Example Sentences

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Not all makeovers were created equal: Some were in service to disappearing, others to fitting in; some were manic and others melancholy.

From Salon

The hilarious essay on Allen Ginsberg describes a fateful night in 1958 that Podhoretz spent arguing with the manic poet himself as Jack Kerouac sat silently by.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mrs Thomas said the shop has been manic as staff work to keep up with orders and run workshops.

From BBC

He wouldn’t have appeared manic, and the cameras would have been at a respectful distance.

From Salon

Her diagnosis came after a manic episode she experienced while making 2024’s “Crash” — “the album’s called ‘Crash’ and it sounds like one,” she added.

From Los Angeles Times