hysterically
Example Sentences
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Her unsteady ascent toward womanhood coincides, hysterically, with the theater company’s descent into chaos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Other influencers were less composed, with France's Maeva Ghennam who, waving her passport around, told viewers she "screamed hysterically" when she heard a strike.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
I walked in and I was hysterically crying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
When police arrested Anthony, the report says, he began "crying hysterically" and saying it was self-defense.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2025
Trampita, Rorra, and Torito jumped up and down and ran around Papá, Mamá, Roberto, and me, in a circle, laughing hysterically, touching our legs and bumping into one another.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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