How to Use deranged in a Sentence
deranged
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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
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The sequel, which added Radcliffe as a deranged tech tycoon, was weaker.
—Rachel Simon, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2022
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But, as written, the guidance signals the end of the deranged irreverence of the current market.
—Goodbye 2022 Dec. 26, Curbed, 26 Dec. 2022
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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
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When the physical tics and the strange accent overtake his performance, Poe feels less eccentric and more deranged.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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With extreme horror and close-up nudity, the deranged, darkly humorous film barely clings to its R rating.
—Dallas News, 9 Feb. 2023
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The plot of the series sees the band kidnapped by a deranged fan who forces them to release new music.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 May 2026
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Bear is overcome by the spell and emerges from the bathroom smiling—for one blissful moment, the two share the same deranged love.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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War begetting still more war, like some deranged biblical prophecy.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026
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