madman
Example Sentences
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Almost always described as a “disappointed job seeker,” Guiteau was a madman, and Mr. Macfadyen’s portrayal is of both man and madness.
If there were a way to ensure that train travelers wouldn’t become the victims of the murderous rampage of a madman like Mr. Ferguson, somebody would have come up with it by now.
One could never tell when a chain-saw-wielding madman was about to jump out from behind a wall.
From Los Angeles Times
Zemeckis, who co-wrote the screenplay with Bob Gale, must have been as much of a madman savant as Christopher Lloyd’s Doc Brown to compress so much plot into every frame.
From Los Angeles Times
His defence lawyer described the attack as the "deed of a madman" at the start of the proceedings.
From Barron's
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