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How to use berserk in a sentence

15 example sentences · noun, adjective, verb

Berserk means synonym of berserker (“a Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy”). Example: “After seeing his sister stabbed to death, he went berserk and attacked the killer like a wild animal.”

Examples of berserk by meaning

nounSynonym of berserker (“a Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy”).

  • The Professor, with his face flushed, his nostrils dilated, and his beard bristling, was now in a proper Berserk mood.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, “‘‘Question!’’”, in The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC, page 76

adjectiveFuriously, injuriously, or maniacally violent or out of control.

  • After seeing his sister stabbed to death, he went berserk and attacked the killer like a wild animal.
  • 'You went Berserk.1908 (date written), Rudyard Kipling, “Regulus”, in A Diversity of Creatures, London: Macmillan and Co., […], published 1917, →OCLC, page...

adjectiveWildly joyous; ecstatic.

  • In amongst the strife, Scott McTominay, whose stoppage-time winner against Israel sent Hampden berserk, and Ryan Christie offered signs of an attacking pulse.2021 October 12, Jamie Lyall, “Faroe Islands 0 – 1 Scotland”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2022

verbTo be or become berserk.

  • The wound was superficial, but he berserked.1958 December, Finn O’Donnevan [pseudonym; Robert Sheckley], “Join Now”, in Galaxy Magazine, volume 17, number 2, New York, N.Y.: Galaxy...
  • The oncoming horde berserked through the mine field, York field pieces going off in all directions.1959, Francis Leary, “Rene and Marguerite d’Anjou: the tragic geste”, in The Golden Longing, London: John Murray […], published 1960, page...
  • Wind and lightning havocked, berserked in wires, trees.1966, Robert Hayden, “Electrical Storm”, in Selected Poems, New York, N.Y.: October House Inc., →LCCN, page 13

verbTo make berserk.

  • He neither knows himself nor his outriders; he berserks a fearful dimension and dismounts, miraculously, in bed!1937, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, New Directions Publishing, published 2006, →ISBN, page 87
  • It can use Slash to physically attack one character or Wrath to berserk the party.2016, Bravely Second: End Layer, Strategy Guide, Gamer Guides, →ISBN

More sentences with berserk

  • If someone sneaks my lunch again, I'm actually going to go berserk.From the entry go berserk
  • The fans immediately went berserk as the singer walked onstage.From the entry go berserk
  • The idea was that my behaviour would so dement him as to drive him berserk.2013, David Ovason, The Zelator. From the entry spare
  • I said sorry, because women go berserk if you spill things.1987, Jonathan Gash [pseudonym; John Grant], Moonspender: A Lovejoy Novel of Suspense, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, page 154. From the entry scribess
  • Elephant went berserk and smashed up a cinemobile.2010, Larry McMurtry, Somebody's Darling, page 146. From the entry cinemobile
  • The scene was oddly reminiscent of a bunch of Venetian gondolieres gone berserk with their oars, but the effort paid off.2007, Antonia Riley, chapter 2, in The Sweetness of Bitter Water, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 33. From the entry gondoliere

Meaning of berserk

  1. noun Synonym of berserker (“a Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy”).
  2. adjective Furiously, injuriously, or maniacally violent or out of control.
  3. adjective Bizarre; weird.

Full definition of berserk

Questions about berserk in a sentence

How do you use berserk in a sentence?
Berserk is used as a noun, adjective and verb. For example: “After seeing his sister stabbed to death, he went berserk and attacked the killer like a wild animal.”
What is a short sentence with berserk?
“'You went Berserk.”
What does berserk mean?
Berserk means synonym of berserker (“a Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy”).

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