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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 The diary of havoc blended with the diary of a madman to create the best Rockies walk-up song ever. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 July 2025 Osbourne had already gained a reputation as rock’s reigning madman after his bat-biting stunt the year prior and fully embraced the persona. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 July 2025 Despite all his success, Osbourne — in the eyes of many in the public — continued to be the madman who outraged animal rights groups in 1982 by biting the head off a live bat during a concert in Des Moines, Iowa. Ethan Sacks, NBC news, 22 July 2025 Despite his reputation for being a dark, bat-biting madman, Osbourne had a soft side. Kelli Skye Fadroski, Oc Register, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for madman
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Noun
  • The term Jab Jab itself comes from the French term for devil.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2025
  • In Michelangelo’s Last Judgment a devil drags one of the damned to hell by his testicles (which sounds like heaven to me).
    Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • What exactly is a cowboy breakfast biscuit?
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Bighorn Scenic Byway Wyoming Embrace your inner cowboy with a drive along the Bighorn Scenic Byway, which takes you over the crest of the Big Horn Mountains and to spots like the city of Sheridan, where New West meets Old West in the historic downtown.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025

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