be mad for

Example Sentences

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“I’ll be mad for the next 24 hours, and get back to work tomorrow.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2019

Laura looked as if she wanted to be mad for a minute, but she was not.

From Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island The Mystery of the Wreck by Wheeler, Janet D.

"Then truly I must be mad, for do I not see the light of day? do I not hear the whistling of the wind? and can I not distinguish the wash of a great sea?"

From A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Verne, Jules

This was started by a man who travelled for Mr. Dakin, the grocer, and I remember he was thought to be mad for opening such a shop in so outlandish a place.

From Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men by Edwards, Eliezer

"Hush up!" he says, forgettin' to be mad for once and speakin' actually plaintive.

From The Postmaster by Lincoln, Joseph C.