insuppressible

Example Sentences

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It came in July, when Ryan Stamper, the former Florida linebacker and current Buckeyes player-development coordinator, witnessed a surpassing workout of pained screams and insuppressible tears.

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2015

I started at Slate as an intern 2½ years ago, and a colleague recently informed me that my superiors surreptitiously nicknamed me “Sparky” due to my insuppressible exuberance.

From Slate • Jan. 16, 2015

Kid was a witty man, usually overflowing with innocent mirth; even in sight of the gallows his humor was insuppressible.

From Sketches of the Covenanters by McFeeters, J. C.

"It is all so dreadful," she began, and an insuppressible sob threatened her speech.

From Vicky Van by Wells, Carolyn

In the month of February 1792, Brissotin friends welcome their Dumouriez Polymetis,—comparable really to an antique Ulysses in modern costume; quick, elastic, shifty, insuppressible, a 'many-counselled man.'

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas