delirium

Example Sentences

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England trailed by two points after James Lowe's late try but Smith's final act chipped the ball over the posts to send the home fans into delirium.

From BBC

Defense attorneys for the paramedics said they followed their training in giving ketamine after diagnosing McClain with “ excited delirium,” a disputed condition some say is unscientific and has been used to justify excessive force.

From Seattle Times

The men walking onto the ice — you can go with they froze to death in a flash freeze and they had paradoxical undressing and delirium because of hypothermia.

From Los Angeles Times

James is in bed singing, obviously doing a terrible job, but to him and his delirium thinking it's just the most wonderful singing.

From Salon

One such sequence passed through the breakneck minuet of the 19th, the controlled delirium of the 20th and the clean, shiny descents of the 23rd to culminate in the famous 25th, the so-called black pearl.

From New York Times