hilarity

Example Sentences

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The prime minister made the juggling hand gesture that accompanies the reference, prompting class-wide hilarity.

From BBC

From its first season to its last, “Friends” has celebrated Thanksgiving with the hijinks, hilarity and occasional pathos it deserves.

From Los Angeles Times

Levant, portrayed in all his hobbled hilarity by Sean Hayes, becomes the subject of an unusual Freudian case study.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, it's more of a work of open desolation, tension, drama and ache than it ever was while affording the audience relief via oases of slapstick and hilarity.

From Salon

The horror is intercut with hilarity at the incompetence of the Russian agents.

From Seattle Times