How to Use madness in a Sentence

madness

noun
  • It was the height of madness for him to drive at such high speeds!
  • Her friends told her the idea was pure madness, but she went through with it anyway.
  • He suffered a series of tragedies that nearly drove him to madness.
  • The method to his madness comes through in the mixtapes.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Of course, there is some method to the madness, but not much.
    — Jais Tollette, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Here is a film that is touched with the madness of love.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2022
  • There’s a method to the madness of Love & Death‘s release.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2023
  • But then again, hasn’t the madness of the best kind been the case all summer?
    — Emily Olsen, New York Times, 29 July 2025
  • What are the lessons for CEOs that come out of this March madness?
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2022
  • With that said, there’s a certain method to the madness.
    — Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2023
  • The rest of the film puts his madness on plain and pitiable display.
    — John Hirschauer, National Review, 12 Oct. 2019
  • Your dog wants in on all of it, and your cat can’t wait for the madness to end.
    — Cathy M. Rosenthal, ExpressNews.com, 22 Nov. 2019
  • But is there a method to the madness to get from hello to close?
    — Melody Avecilla, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Edert then led the madness on the court and took it to the table.
    — Dan Gelston, ajc, 26 Mar. 2022
  • Why should North Texas craft beer lovers be left out of the madness?
    — Kelly Dearmore, Dallas News, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Is there a method to the madness or is something wrong?
    — Brian Stelter, CNN, 25 Aug. 2019
  • Some of your neighbors may revel in the noise and the madness.
    — cleveland, 30 June 2020
  • Oh, the madness of the pleasure dome made of 1,500 panels of glass.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2021
  • West was not only at the center of the storm, but the creator of the madness.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2022
  • That, plus a video of the madness from earlier; the camp took up the whole field.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2024
  • Therein lies the root of the madness that drives the Jackson Hole One Fly.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The air is charged with melodrama and even a touch of madness.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The madness of the moment, 25 years ago Monday, stops you.
    — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Stop the madness, stop the lying, and just be free.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026
  • The cleanup for the Knicks parade Right behind the madness will be city workers, tasked with cleaning up the streets.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • As a result, his instincts to just roll with the Taskmaster madness weren’t there.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 June 2026
  • Driven by revenge and madness, Sweeney Todd slices necks he is meant to just shave.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
  • Get your 28% discount before the Prime Day madness begins.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026
  • The tone goes from slow-burn dread to full-on madness, escalating in a way that pays off beautifully.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026
  • The real madness began as soon as the game ended and fans celebrated the first title in 53 years.
    — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 14 June 2026

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