How to Use deranged in a Sentence

deranged

adjective
  • And that's not even to mention the deranged theory that Styles may have spit on—yes, spit on—co-star Chris Pine in broad daylight at the film's premiere.
    Milan Polk, Men's Health, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The sequel, which added Radcliffe as a deranged tech tycoon, was weaker.
    Rachel Simon, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2022
  • But, as written, the guidance signals the end of the deranged irreverence of the current market.
    Goodbye 2022 Dec. 26, Curbed, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Some of the record’s more deranged metaphors will leave those in Gorillaz’s online cult reaching for narrative clues.
    Clayton Purdom, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2023
  • When the physical tics and the strange accent overtake his performance, Poe feels less eccentric and more deranged.
    Scott Phillips, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Contrary to the deranged fevers of its enemies, the Manifesto is not some latent malevolent force in the world, lying in wait to curse and seduce the innocent.
    James Robins, The New Republic, 19 Jan. 2023
  • God is a deranged psycho who not only tolerates his world’s atrocities but conceives of them in strange and inhuman terms.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Thus the legislative branch of the federal government could spend the next two years probing itself, like some kind of deranged proctologist.
    Dave Barry, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2022
  • With extreme horror and close-up nudity, the deranged, darkly humorous film barely clings to its R rating.
    Dallas News, 9 Feb. 2023
  • After the strange death of the CEO of a phone-app game company, a mysterious consultant (Waltz) shows up and takes over the organization with a rather unconventional and deranged management style.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The film follows Eileen who, reeling from a breakup, enrols in an intense gym class run by a charismatic but deranged coach.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Dano is known to play deranged narcissists, but is clearly beloved by those who work with him.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026

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