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 • Feb. 16, 2026

Yohji is one of fashion’s great madmen and I wanted to take the trousers to someone who would look at it as a job and not a bizarre art piece.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

There are few more efficient ways to unleash the demons, madmen, and ghosts hidden in the darkest crevices of the human psyche than to inject anxiety into our imaginations.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2022

He has argued that the deal’s provisions would keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of potential madmen without banning any new weapons or unduly burdening law-abiding citizens.

From Washington Post • Jun. 15, 2022

“They should have been as brothers, both fatherless and sharing their sorrows. Why must they rage, both of them, like madmen? There is no sense in it!”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein