pyromania

Example Sentences

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Studies have found that less than 10% of adults who start fires meet the criteria for pyromania.

From Los Angeles Times

“The political pyromania of this moment that we see coming out of Washington right now,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a testament to Yeun’s commitment that Ben’s veneer of disquieting swagger never breaks: he yawns, laughs, speaks, smokes, shakes hands, and discloses his casual pyromania all with the same air of arrogant self-possession.

From The Guardian

This is not politics as usual; it is political pyromania.

From Washington Post

Mesquite — the go-to wood in Hawaii, the American Southwest and northern Mexico — emits a strong-tasting smoke and pyrotechnic sparks that, depending on your level of pyromania, you’ll find thrilling or disconcerting.

From New York Times