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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 What would persuade anyone to release such a madman, a monster? Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025 On the madman’s tail is Elena (Giovanna Grigio), an ambitious young journalist who wants to make a name for herself in her boys-club newsroom by finding the psychopath before the cops do. Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 But the moves also undercut the president’s madman strategy. Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2025 Suppose tomorrow that madman in North Korea decides to strike the United States? Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for madman
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Noun
  • And Tony nominee Daniel J. Watts nails his portrayal of Sammy Davis Jr. as a real-life devil on the shoulder of the conflicted trailblazer, while Krystal Joy Brown, Kathy Fitzgerald, Ruby Lewis and Kenita Miller turn out stellar performances in multiple roles.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 12 June 2025
  • Photo : Riva Yachts Riva 68 Diable The 68 Diable lives up to its name—a handsome devil that will be the most stunning yacht at Venice.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Quirky roadside figures include giant cowboys, lumberjacks, and dinosaurs.
    Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 18 June 2025
  • Irish actor Jack Hudson has signed for the cast of feature adaptation of Matthew Dickens’s comic The Devil’s Train about Hollywood stuntman Hondo, who has a double life as a time-travelling cowboy.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 June 2025

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