hysterical

Example Sentences

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“All the boys have them,” one female White House aide told the Journal, while another joked that “it’s hysterical because everybody’s afraid not to wear them.”

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2026

Lader, 40, described "grabbing babies who were being schlepped across the street, and finding parents who were hysterical that their kids weren't here."

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Parents who say they warned childcare bosses about a predatory nursery worker months before he was caught have told the BBC they felt ignored and were made to feel "hysterical".

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Giving actors the freedom to have fun is what makes Guest’s films so hysterical.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

A workman from Papito's factory had to come and take out the whole lock, making a hole in the door, and letting the hysterical Fifi out.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez