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No danger at all of being snowed in with a murderous nutjob lot at the Rookery. — Sarah Rense, Esquire, "A Shining Pop-up Bar Is Opening Just in Time for Winter to Drive You Crazy," 17 Jan. 2018 Which leads to a question: Just what kind of nutjob thinks of him- or herself as president? — M. Scott Brauer, Esquire, "What I Saw Trailing Candidates for 5 Months in New Hampshire," 9 Feb. 2016 Next comes Bobbi, a cheerful 20something actress from California who seems at first charmingly naïve before revealing herself as a serious nutjob. — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, "At North Coast Rep, casting keeps 'Red Hot Lovers' laughs on track," 10 Sep. 2017 The premise seemed to set up a wacky sci-fi comedy about the one sane man among a group of nutjobs. — James Poniewozik, New York Times, "Review: ‘People of Earth’ Returns for Affectingly Close Encounters," 23 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nutjob.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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