monomaniacal
Example Sentences
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And then there’s Javert—an armed agent of the state whose monomaniacal focus on bringing Valjean to “justice” ultimately destroys his life.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
He pursued these goals with monomaniacal intensity: “Anything outside of that was a distraction.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
Even his grief is smothered by his monomaniacal need for closure: “This is not about revenge,” he will tell Kadafi, pinning a campaign button on his lapel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2025
Cielo, played by Ramírez with devastating composure, proceeds from panic to terror to monomaniacal determination.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
Of all the dreadful trials which human nature has the capacity to bear unshattered, the worst—as, indeed, I have already said—is the fang of some monomaniacal idea which cannot be wrenched out.
From Autobiography of Mark Rutherford, Edited by his friend Reuben Shapcott by Mark Rutherford
