FRENZY in a Sentence

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But they were in a state of frenzy, perhaps because of forgotten vanities, and it made an exhibition of sublime recklessness.

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 Meanings and Examples of FRENZY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
frenzy
 n.  temporary madness or delirium
Classic Sentence: (60 in 5 pages)
1  Prissy clawed at her in a frenzy of fright and Scarlett, turning, saw that her eyes were rolling in her head.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
2  Even in her frenzy she thought what the sight of bluecoats might do to Gerald's wavering mind.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
3  Even in her frenzy, Scarlett wished she had Melanie with her, Melly with her quiet voice, Melly who was so brave the day she shot the Yankee.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
4  In a moment I'll be crying, she thought in a frenzy of wonder and excitement.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
5  Happily for both, there was little physical strength to sustain his frenzy.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 2
6  The musicians had spent all their fine frenzy by now, and played only one tune, wearily, ploddingly.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
7  So in a frenzy of despair Marija began to claw her way toward the doors of this building, through a throng of men, women, and children, all as excited as herself.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 11
8  He tightened his grip, in his frenzy, and only when he saw her eyes closing did he realize that he was choking her.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 15
9  Now and then in his frenzy he would fling himself against the walls of the place, beating his hands upon them.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
10  Though the blow staggered him, the wild-beast frenzy still blazed in him, and he got to his feet, lunging into the air.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 25
11  He knew the frenzy of a rapid successful charge.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 11
12  But there was a frenzy made from this furious rush.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 19
13  But they were in a state of frenzy, perhaps because of forgotten vanities, and it made an exhibition of sublime recklessness.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 23
14  But stronger than all was maternal love, wrought into a paroxysm of frenzy by the near approach of a fearful danger.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
15  In a few moments, the frenzy fit seemed to pass off; she rose slowly, and seemed to collect herself.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
Example Sentence:
1  He would whip them into a frenzy with tirades against blacks and their traitorous white sympathizers.
2  The move triggered protests from conservation groups and a frenzy on social media from opponents who posted pictures of Trump sons, who are avid hunters, posing with the cutoff tail of a slain elephant on Twitter.
3  In fact, he says he's reaching back to the once-du jour notion of blogging because, in the frenzy to build social communications tools, something has been left behind: rationality.
4  By spreading its doorbuster specials over five days this year, Walmart may have thought it was sounding the death knell for the annual shopping frenzy known as Black Friday.
5  The cleverly designed speech lashed the audience into a frenzy.
6  The smell of blood sent the sharks into a feeding frenzy.
7  In a frenzy of rage she hit him.
8  The women were screaming and in a frenzy to get home.
9  The media frenzy is over, but the problem lingers on.
10  As soon as they smelled smoke, the frenzied animals milled about in their cages.
11  Two teenagers carried out a frenzied attack on a local shopkeeper.