maniacal
Example Sentences
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We should only expect more maniacal threats as time goes on.
From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026
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
Bryant, in turn, became Harrison’s template for what a true superstar looked like: a cutthroat competitor, a maniacal worker, someone who gave every ounce of effort every second.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
Oscar nominee Columbus introduced audiences to the mysterious and maniacal ways of the Mogwai — furry, wide-eyed bipeds with giant ears — with the release of “Gremlins” in 1984.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
And as much as I wanted to direct my attention to the horizon, to where my salvation lay, it kept straying back to this maniacal beast.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Vocabulary lists containing maniacal
"Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began" by Art Spiegelman
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