Sentence examples for like mad from inspiring English sources

"like mad" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is typically used to emphasize an excessive or extreme action or feeling. Example: The kids ran around the park like mad, chasing each other and screaming with joy.

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like mad

adverb

Like a mad person; in a furious or deranged manner.

We poked a stick into the hornets' nest and ran like mad.

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You become like mad".

The Guardian

The crowd applauded like mad.

The New York Times - Science

I will miss her like mad.

The Guardian

"People were building like mad — particularly around the coast," Ms. Crowther said, "and people were buying like mad".

The New York Times

It still sells like mad.

TechCrunch

Kissing like mad.

The New Yorker

Then I edit like mad".

The New Yorker

"They are working like mad.

The New York Times - Science

His friends Facebooked like mad.

The New York Times

"Just clap like mad.

The New York Times - Magazine

They're like mad scientists".

The Guardian

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