mental case
Example Sentences
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The sorry business with Jimmy and Chuck: the latter has no case because Jimmy could always say that he was humoring Chuck, who was certifiably a mental case at the time.
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2016
Unable to talk, unable to move, she is obviously a serious mental case, an ideal subject for Eminent Psychiatrist Vincent Price, who soon bustles up, brisk and professional.
From Time Magazine Archive
The child, who needed love more than punishment, became a mental case, perhaps incurable.
From Time Magazine Archive
The DC-8 was the fourth U.S. plane skyjacked since May, and in this case the skywayman was plainly a mental case.
From Time Magazine Archive
A mental court case Suppose a mental case to be on trial, as cases are tried 430:18 in court.
From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Eddy, Mary Baker
