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a person who seeks out very dangerous or foolhardy adventures with no apparent fear as far as I'm concerned, anyone who likes skydiving is a madman

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Recent Examples of madman But there’s still something delectable about Guillermo del Toro, a director who is both a visionary and a genre classicist, returning to the original horror novel, the tale of monsters and madmen that gave birth to all subsequent tales of monsters and madmen. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025 For almost a decade now, the madman Chris Vannini has been re-ranking all of FBS each week, all season long. Jason Kirk, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025 This chilling production explores the haunting tale of Count Dracula, told through the eyes of the madman Renfield, the haunted Mina, and her devoted husband, Jonathan Harker. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 2025 Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan were madmen marching the United States toward nuclear war. Isaac Schorr, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for madman
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Noun
  • If his dad is his guardian angel, looks like Dexter now has a devil on his shoulder, too.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
  • There is a background pattern on those stripes that depicts a devil, for some reason, but otherwise this is simple, effective and identifiably Milan.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Entre Charros experience is like no other, offering a window into the iconic lifestyle of the Mexican cowboy, complete with a lesson in roping on horseback.
    David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Since my last trip, the Howard County district attorney had dismissed the cattle-rustling charges against Skeet, Leroy Medlin, and the other cowboys.
    Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025

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