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Example sentences for "madwoman"

Lexicographically close words:
madrina; madrona; madrone; madrono; madu; mae; maeander; maelstrom; maelstroms; maesta
  1. A madwoman had burst into the church, had terrified Lady Helen pretty nearly to death with her crazy language, and had tried to tear away the baby.

  2. Baby was safe, and it had ended in nothing; the madwoman was being properly cared for.

  3. This sublime madwoman had no doubts whatever as to the truth of all this, and burned with impatience to see the virgin who was destined to be the vessel of election.

  4. I saw that my madwoman was perfectly happy with this, and I left her to visit the Corticelli, whom I found in bed with her mother beside her.

  5. But she knew not in which direction to fly; she was by no means sure that she would prove the swiftest, and perfectly conscious that in the event of her being pursued and overtaken, she would be inferior to the madwoman in strength.

  6. The sublime madwoman was quiet by this assurance.

  7. You don't understand, because we are talking of a madwoman .

  8. That was how I came to speak to that poor madwoman and how, the other day, she made signs that she wanted me to visit her.

  9. An hour later, after much useless searching around the cottage, they found the madwoman locked into a large cupboard in the loft.

  10. But, if we admit that this madwoman has the sort of mathematical logic which governed the murders of the six victims, I see no connection between the victims themselves.

  11. The madwoman might easily mistake the date and hasten the catastrophe, like a clock out of order which strikes an hour too soon.

  12. And what was it the old, adder-tongued madwoman dared to say of Clara Mowbray?

  13. But the madwoman picked up her dog and closed her bag.

  14. These were evidently the men on horseback whom the madwoman had seen.

  15. Inside, there was an expanse of yellow pebbles, sulphur-coloured, like those which the madwoman had carried in her bag.

  16. Our faces were close together, and there was a horrible fascination in her eyes--the eyes of a madwoman at that moment, beyond all question.

  17. He rose too and leaned against the trunk of a tree, while she stormed and raved like a madwoman for some minutes in front of him.

  18. Ten cows is the fine for neglecting to provide for the maintenance of every madwoman; and the reason that the fine is greater than that of the fool is, for the madwoman is not a minstrel, and has not land.

  19. If the fool has not land, or has not power of amusing, the fine for neglecting to provide for his maintenance is equal to that of the madwoman who can do no work.

  20. The madwoman turned back to the middle of the kitchen, leapt up at the gas-burner, and set fire to the bank-notes.

  21. As the madwoman turned to attack her, the room was filled with men, headed by the sergeant.

  22. You are the madwoman from the German hospital who came here a week ago.

  23. Either the lawyer is right, and Julian is a fit companion for the madwoman whom he has taken under his charge, or he has some second motive for this absurd journey of his which he has carefully abstained from mentioning in his letter.

  24. In other words," Lady Janet remarked, "a madwoman is in my house, and I am expected to receive her!

  25. The madwoman defended the entrance with her emaciated arms and disheveled head, holding the gate shut with all her might.

  26. Then turning to Capitan Basilio, as the madwoman ran away, he asked, "Wasn't she in the house of a physician?

  27. The madwoman left the plaza and stopped in front of the house of the new alferez.

  28. At that moment the sad and melancholy song of the madwoman was heard.

  29. The madwoman understood the boy and began to sing the Song of the Night.

  30. Scarcely had the madwoman heard his voice when she again took to flight.

  31. He wished to protect the madwoman and asked for her.

  32. I have, besides, to interest him in behalf of that unfortunate madwoman and her sons.

  33. The diamond shall go back, and I will trust the red madwoman as thou didst suggest last night.

  34. Of this returning of the money given to him by a madwoman who had received it from a madman, he had often repented since--though he never ceased to be proud of his action.

  35. She was like a madwoman all that day; now she would cry; now she would threaten me with a knife; now she would abuse me.

  36. It was a madwoman's threat, Squire, but her ladyship is a madwoman at this moment, and with a knife in her hand you'll never be safe in this house.

  37. Can you face me, Everard Dominey, you who murdered my son and made a madwoman of your wife?

  38. And now, at the age of 104 years, she lived here as if forgotten by the world, a quiet madwoman with an ossified brain, with whom insanity might remain stationary for an indefinite length of time without causing death.

  39. A madwoman who had been detained for disturbing the public peace was taken to the barracks.

  40. The madwoman sat huddled in the wheel-barrow, laughing softly and uttering little sentences which she addressed to Veronique as though she wanted her to laugh too: "We shan't meet them yet .

  41. Clemence and the madwoman were rolling about on the ground.

  42. At that she began to laugh like a madwoman and called me an old turkey-cock!

  43. Then, with her hair streaming down her back, she ran about wailing like a madwoman in front of all the portraits of the General.

  44. But what could the poor Colonel do with that madwoman who spent whole weeks without speaking to him, as though she did not know who he was!


  45. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "madwoman" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.