high jinks

Example Sentences

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Not everyone goes to the theater to be wowed by verbal pyrotechnics or daredevil plot high jinks.

From Los Angeles Times

What emerges from all the high jinks is a portrait of the striving underclass of Amman, a city whose roil of people and aspirations outpaces even the most determined hustlers.

From New York Times

The Camaro had become a patron saint of convenience-store parking lots, homecoming dances and extralegal adolescent high jinks, from stoplight races to the odd lawn job.

From New York Times

The story placed nude running in the category of campus high jinks, such as goldfish eating and flagpole sitting, but also mentioned a more political aspect.

From Washington Post

Excess is the theme here — every scene is embedded with references, looping jokes, clues and outlandish props — and there’s a comic-book feel to all the high jinks.

From New York Times