Sentence examples for loony act from inspiring English sources

This "loony" act (Wodehouse's own adjective), coupled with an almost mutinous refusal to understand the political significance of his actions (McCrum has unearthed a chilling quote from the end of the war about "this Belsen business"), quite simply ruined the rest of the writer's life.

After that '38 fiasco a lot of eggheads said that O.W.'s broadcast made people act loony because, consciously or subconsciously, they heard in "War of the Worlds" a metaphor for the times.

Then a doctor pal confided that she's surprised at how many of her female patients act loony even though they're on mood-smoothing pills -- sometimes multiple meds.

First question: Would it be just another act of loony socialism for Vermont to dictate prices on medicines?

In the modern world Mr. Bailey relates a cleverly loony theological debate about the "act of God" clause in an auto-rental insurance policy and proceeds from there to a consideration of the Taliban and President Bush, including a song set to a recording of the president, furnishing lyrics like "I believe good triumphs over evil".

Even the loony Lace does not get to him.

Ashenhurst made a loony face and moved on.

The tea-baggers have taught us all an important lesson in modern politics: If you want to be taken seriously, act like a fucking loony-tune.

He has signed on to ideas from the loony left, such as the Fair Pay Act, a nonsensical bill that demands equal pay for "comparable" work.

Loony schemes like the Orwellian "Iran Threat Reduction Act" before Congress that would make contact with Iranian officials illegal only foment a dangerous jingoism.

Bill Shorten had apparently committed a gory and unfathomable act of political harakiri with a "loony … lurch to the left" climate policy that had guaranteed Tony Abbott victory at the next election.