hysterics

Example Sentences

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Fans online were left in hysterics, with one X user calling it "the TV highlight of the year" while another said we'd "peaked as a nation".

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

As the scene ended, all the women were in hysterics, ribbing each other over how they could better play their parts next time.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2024

Once again, they seem to be hoping our warnings are mere hysterics.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2024

The people were in hysterics, they were just laughing so hard because I just assumed like, “This is comedy, right?”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

“Meet you at the corner!” he shrieked, and raced out of the room, possibly in hysterics.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger