monomaniacal

Example Sentences

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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

The court should make clear that its focus on history does not need to be applied with monomaniacal precision.

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2022

All I wanted was to satisfy myself that I was free from a monomaniacal illusion.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII by Wilson, John Mackay