madden

Written and directed by the Australian actor Frances O’Connor, making a vibrant feature filmmaking debut, it will surely madden sticklers for accuracy, which is all to the good.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2023

Not the least of Michael’s gifts is the ability to madden other minds.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 12, 2018

The glacier-paced interactions of the actors here may initially madden you; by the end, the sense of the oppressive weight that controls their motions breaks your heart.

From New York Times ● May 22, 2016

That mechanical animal is a peculiarly apt metaphor for their way of life: it endlessly repeats itself until, like all mechanized fantasies, it must madden anyone caught in its thrall.

From Time Magazine Archive

They must have been things meant not to quiet it but to madden it.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis

As warmer spotlights go, “It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley” may never fully expunge what maddens and mystifies about the untimely end of troubled souls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025

So they're lashing out at the idea of competence that maddens them.

From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2025

Francis has a tendency for making off-the-cuff public remarks, a trait that maddens both supporters and critics alike.

From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2020

Nothing is ever certain with Klinsmann, whose unpredictability maddens U.S. supporters and catches his own players off guard.

From Washington Post ● May 28, 2016

It maddens me that Carlyle refuses to commit to any sort of opinion.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

De Gaulle maddened his British hosts, and particularly Churchill, with his ceaseless complaints and ingratitude.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

Gertrude never quite comes into focus, but the pathos of Ophelia, maddened by grief, is enhanced by the simple yet forceful way Izzard helplessly pounds her chest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026

Local officials around the state say they have been similarly maddened.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2021

The pope’s penchant for speaking in an off-the-cuff manner has maddened not only supporters and critics, but also his staff in the Roman bureaucracy.

From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2020

He felt his feet leave the roof as the maddened sparrow heaved away at the belt, causing the scabbard to become disarranged.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

This is the maddening bargain at the center of so much professional advice: show personality, but not too much.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

He’s said that Cobra and Chico’s business “suffered an immediate loss,” a maddening new blow after the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Zwick: The book has a bunch of cool stories that are fun to read, inspiring in a lot of cases, and sometimes maddening.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Smith's Test batting average has dipped below 40 and he needs to avoid developing a habit for maddening modes of dismissal.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

"Even to me, it is mysterious. Full of wonders—and endlessly maddening."

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz