Sentence examples for such a maniac from inspiring English sources

The story reminds me of an anecdote from childhood, when, in 1964, in the first wave of Beatle-mania (and I, at six, was just such a maniac, and I've got the 45s to prove it), my parents' friend, in town for a visit, brought me a present — a 45 of songs recorded by the Buggs — on the apparent assumption that a child wouldn't know the difference.

Clive Davidson is such a maniac about beef that he trained as a butcher so he could buy more knowledgeably.

In the most obvious sense, I am better suited to worlds that do not contain a homicidal maniac who wants to kill me than I am to worlds that do contain such a maniac, even if I believe that such a maniac exists.

Not that he was such a maniac.

Strickland said it was "a blast" to play "such a maniac", particularly after playing emotionally traumatised characters in Anacondas and The Grudge.

Joseph Sisco, the headstrong assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern and South Asian affairs, was a particular annoyance to Nixon and Kissinger, who would later call him "a maniac" and "such a whore".

It can be readily understood how a man might become a maniac under such circumstances.

The only way a maniac could enjoy such a sluggish pursuit would be in footwear that's made for strolling — like Uggs, Havaianas, or Toms.

Still, I think just about anyone would admit that only a maniac would take such a bet, no matter the odds.

It was a lot of energy to expend on such a short distance, and by the time he reached the wall he was panting like a maniac.

Furthermore, despite his declared distaste for retro pop, his lugubrious baritone on portentous tracks such as Maniac and Rights for Gays recalls seminal 80s vocalists such as Phil Oakey, Midge Ure and, particularly, Joy Divison's Ian Curtis.