Wondering how to use Maniacal in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as maniac or insane.
Maniacal meaning
Like a maniac; insane; frenzied.
Using Maniacal
- The main meaning on this page is: Like a maniac; insane; frenzied.
- Useful related words include: maniac, insane.
- In the example corpus, maniacal often appears in combinations such as: the maniacal, maniacal laugh, and maniacal.
Context around Maniacal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 12 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Maniacal
- In this selection, "maniacal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, near, supine, laugh, erratic and cecil stand out and add context to how "maniacal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a near maniacal dedication to and and a maniacal worker one. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "maniacal" sits close to words such as abenaki, adria and afn, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with maniacal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Instead they were filled with maniacal, insane joking. (8 words)
Strickland staples his own chest, a maniacal grin on his face! (11 words)
It’s a sinister and complex plot that highlights the maniacal genius of the character. (15 words)
And you have to admire the unmitigated gall of the man to pick a Black church in Brooklyn to cynically launch his campaign and to apologize for his police department's terroristic and maniacal abuse of stop-and-frisk tactics. (40 words)
Although there is plenty of factual reporting about the life of Dalio and the continued existence of the fund he founded, the true epicentre of the text is Dalio’s maniacal focus on, and enforcement of, his Principles. (38 words)
In John Waters’ typically bad-taste homage to bad-taste filmmaking, spoiled Hollywood diva Honey Whitlock (Melanie Griffith) is kidnapped by a low-down, art-obsessed gang of Baltimore filmmakers, led by Stephen Dorff’s maniacal Cecil. (37 words)
Strickland staples his own chest, a maniacal grin on his face! (11 words)
Example sentences (20)
A not-from-money winner who wins the chance to be puppet mastered by yet another maniacal, erratic billionaire and married with child to a woman who cannot ever, ever trust him, much less respect him.
He has a frightening gleam in his eye, an abundance of hair-brained schemes, a maniacal laugh, and lots of unearned confidence in himself.
Henry died in Broadmoor Asylum aged 51 in 1925, with reports saying he had been "maniacal and violent" when first admitted to the asylum, before sinking into a melancholic state.
In John Waters’ typically bad-taste homage to bad-taste filmmaking, spoiled Hollywood diva Honey Whitlock (Melanie Griffith) is kidnapped by a low-down, art-obsessed gang of Baltimore filmmakers, led by Stephen Dorff’s maniacal Cecil.
It’s a sinister and complex plot that highlights the maniacal genius of the character.
Lex Luthor's previous movie adaptations have failed to capture his complexity and nuance, portraying him as a one-dimensional villain or a maniacal mastermind.
Like Medusa the Gorgon, they are a hydra-headed monster comprising of confused, ignorant and frustrated souls with very low self-esteem, a maniacal sense of entitlement, insufferable arrogance and a desperate and psychotic lust for power.
Not everybody in Guyana must live in fear of paranoid leaders, those who border more and more on the maniacal.
Now, a new Netflix movie brings back Zim and his maniacal laugh, along with the show’s original creator and voice cast.
Strickland staples his own chest, a maniacal grin on his face!
Along with the emphasis on visual storytelling, Emperor of the North PoleGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire both feature an underdog outcast and his young ward trying to overthrow a maniacal and sadistic leader.
Although there is plenty of factual reporting about the life of Dalio and the continued existence of the fund he founded, the true epicentre of the text is Dalio’s maniacal focus on, and enforcement of, his Principles.
GameStop soared 74.4 percent in a swing reminiscent of its maniacal moves from three years ago, when hordes of smaller-pocketed investors sent the stock’s price way above what many professional investors considered rational.
Instead they were filled with maniacal, insane joking.
The project involves history, mystery, ecology and a near-maniacal dedication to conservation of old-growth vines.
Wilson, to his credit, has always been a great communicator and a maniacal worker, one who is as prepared as possible.
Alexa Bliss is one of the better actors the company has, so it’s not a real surprise that she’s sinking her teeth into this maniacal role and having some fun with it.
And you have to admire the unmitigated gall of the man to pick a Black church in Brooklyn to cynically launch his campaign and to apologize for his police department's terroristic and maniacal abuse of stop-and-frisk tactics.
He and the evil John Bolton, aggressively moved to disable pandemic prevention forces in the U.S. government, boosted by supine, maniacal right wing talk radio show hosts (Rush Limbaugh said the virus is “just a cold”).
Sadly, while it may be only a game to him, his nonsensical—if not maniacal—B.
Common combinations with maniacal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: