monomaniac

Example Sentences

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I was that bore, that monomaniac, that moralizer—an idealist.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 8, 2019

Despite his fervour, anchoritic existence and frequent depiction as one-part Don Quixote, one-part Antoni Gaudí and one-part monomaniac, Gallego is very aware of how he is seen in the town and beyond.

From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2017

Chris Christie, who could theoretically be president someday, is a monomaniac.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2015

I mean the relationship between Rothko and his protégé, though Ken might argue that Rothko is too much a monomaniac to sustain such a human bond.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2010

Alone at last, with the desired jet of steam, the monomaniac once more settled himself to his novel pursuit of tampering with seals.

From The Daughter Pays by Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie