Sentence examples for manic by from inspiring English sources

Unfortunately, what looks like magic on stage can seem manic by the light of the screen.

Home ranted in a series of manic (by memory) self-impersonations.

There is no reason to doubt this, but the preceding account of his erratic journey through the 1980s does give the impression of someone driven almost mad by not having a vehicle for his peculiar talents – and then made manic by suddenly being on the verge of fulfilling them.

Almost all patients with a current manic episode were classified as currently manic by the clinicians.

We are proud to report that this year's anthology features three pieces from The New Yorker: "The Manic Mountain," by Nick Paumgarten; "The Art of Speed," by Ben McGrath; and "The Chaos of the Dice," by Raffi Khatchadourian.

Punctuated with crazed outbursts fueled by cocktails of prescription and illegal drugs, his performance is manic even by his own standards, leading to some wild and funny scenes.

Which brings us to Freddie Quell, an alcoholic wreck played with sly, manic ferocity by Joaquin Phoenix.

At Milford he had the advantage of speaking last, after a manic performance by Dennis Kucinich and lackluster ones from Clinton and Bill Richardson.

It's the kind of overheated farce at which Mr. Frayn excels, and is played with manic conviction by the three actors.

There was also no emphatic New York presence, despite a manic set by Maino, from Brooklyn, early in the evening, when the stadium was half-full.

"It's a canvas about 5 feet by 4," says Marc, one of the play's three characters, played with manic intensity by Judd Hirsch.