madman

Example Sentences

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It’s another thing to go elbow to elbow with a group of elite madmen barreling down an Alpine pass at 50 miles per hour.

From The Wall Street Journal

To establish the right note of terror on a fog-strewn set by Arnulfo Maldonado that resembles the private chamber of a writer or madman, Page begins with Lady Macbeth’s chilling incantation.

From Los Angeles Times

“I knew the second that I poked my head up from my exile, I was probably going to be met by some madman charging at me with an ax,” Nuzzi said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now he couldn’t help but wonder who exactly was on the other side of his trades—what madman would be selling him so much insurance on bonds he had handpicked to explode?

From Literature

Almost always described as a “disappointed job seeker,” Guiteau was a madman, and Mr. Macfadyen’s portrayal is of both man and madness.

From The Wall Street Journal