: affected with, relating to, characterized by, or resulting from mania
had a manic personality
his manic work pace
manic
noun
Examples of manic in a Sentence
a manic sense of humor
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That confusion is further reflected by the manic hyper-subjectivity of Bronstein’s filmmaking, which boxes Linda into a close-up so tight that everything around her — especially her unnamed daughter, who almost never appears on screen — might as well be a disembodied echo of her own anxiety.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
All the signature Safdie manic energy perfectly infused with the GENERATIONAL CHARISMA of the prince who is promised.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Social media spaces are increasingly closed and personalized; where random Twitter figures could bring their ideas to the president in 2018, now only the most manic — Loomer, the MAGA legal figure Mike Davis — cut through, and benefit.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Freiburghaus’ film follows his best friend through a year-long struggle with manic episodes.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2025
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
All the signature Safdie manic energy perfectly infused with the GENERATIONAL CHARISMA of the prince who is promised.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Social media spaces are increasingly closed and personalized; where random Twitter figures could bring their ideas to the president in 2018, now only the most manic — Loomer, the MAGA legal figure Mike Davis — cut through, and benefit.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Freiburghaus’ film follows his best friend through a year-long struggle with manic episodes.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for manic
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“Manic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manic. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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