monomania

Example Sentences

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But Schiff feels uneasy with his suspicious monomania that rejected any “peace and quiet” in governance.

From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2022

And with the arguable exception of “Mission: Impossible’s” Ethan Hunt, few Cruise characters have felt as aligned with that monomania as Maverick.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2022

A similar monomania is back for this latest boom in Black screen expression.

From New York Times • May 20, 2021

Instead of wanting to imitate Bart and Homer, young Hill began to write Simpsons screenplays, and kept at it until he was 16, a monomania seen more often in pianists and Olympians.

From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2019

He could be generous and caring to a fault, but he had a darker side as well, characterized by monomania, impatience, and unwavering self-absorption, qualities that seemed to intensify through his college years.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer