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
By relying on a rigorous cadence—clear roles for containment, crisp communications and a maniacal mission focus—we didn’t just survive; we turned a skeptic into a raging fan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
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
Hermann Goring slapped his knee again, a maniacal grin on his face.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing maniacal
"Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began" by Art Spiegelman
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It's Madness!: Mania
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