How to Use hysterical in a Sentence

hysterical

adjective
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  • The world has gone hysterical over A.I. and had to be set straight.
    — Rachel Shin, Fortune, 29 June 2023
  • The hot guys are all pumped to be there, and Kyle is hysterical as the nerdy loser.
    — Alexis Pereira, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2021
  • The son ran back to the pickup and was hysterical, Harris said.
    — Dallas News, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Then there's the video: a hysterical, raunchy mash-up of cartoon and cosplay — one of 2021's best.
    — Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The others claim not to see her, so the governess gets hysterical.
    — Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 9 Oct. 2020
  • In the room, a hysterical Gallagher kneeled next to Burke, wearing blue gloves, the court filing said.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Those two guys are hysterical and brilliant in their own right.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 28 July 2021
  • The prospect of looking hysterical or stupid or wrong in front of his or her peers frightens him more than anything.
    — Stefan Beck, Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Alice was hysterical at his deathbed and had to be removed from his room.
    — Olivia Hosken, Town & Country, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Her mother wasn't sobbing or hysterical, but the tears made wet tracks down her cheeks.
    — Samantha Bresnahan, CNN, 16 July 2021
  • My daughter, who was freaked out and nearly hysterical, was brought to my house.
    — Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
  • There was not a speck of hysterical mysticism in Prince George’s wife, Mary.
    — Town & Country, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Cooper couldn't hold back hysterical laughter for much of the ad.
    — Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The owner asked in his thick accent, giving his friend a clap on the back, laughing at his own hysterical prank.
    — Samantha Dimauro, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2024
  • As opposed to, like, a hysterical dumping of objects as a way to create a scene.
    — Hazlitt, 17 May 2023
  • Like, the idea that this is the worst of his concerns right now is hysterical — the state cannot function in freezing temperatures.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Jeanie holds me and reminds me to breathe in between my hysterical wheezing.
    — Kate Tuttle, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Sirois’ wife, Ginette Lamoureux, the neighbor who ran into the day care shortly after the crash, said the driver was hysterical.
    — Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Sirois' wife, Ginette Lamoureux, the neighbor who ran into the day care shortly after the crash, said the driver was hysterical.
    — Rob Gillies, ajc, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Its big-house entourage is crammed with stereotypes, from the world-weary auntie in the kitchen to the hysterical laudanum-sipping mistress.
    — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021
  • The Age of Information is the era of hysterical story lines.
    — Lance Morrow, WSJ, 16 May 2021
  • Not that the ewes needed me: Birth was not some hysterical experience for them.
    — Amy Randall, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2021
  • In particular, Galvin and Tatro are hysterical here in a movie that will work better for anyone who used to be a theater kid.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 June 2024
  • The song paints a pretty hysterical portrait of urban chaos.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Olivia Rose Barresi is hysterical, in both the funny and insane senses of the word, as Helena.
    — courant.com, 9 July 2021
  • When Diane called on her drive over, Vanessa was hysterical, yelling that Rodney was dead.
    — Molly Langmuir, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Scathing and hysterical, Election is a movie that could come out unchanged two decades after its release.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2021
  • Though Holtz set his tweets to private, his lodging lament garnered over 12 million views and a slew of hysterical comments.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 11 July 2023
  • This hysterical story of love, family and magic is sure to warm your heart.
    — Kami Phillips, CNN Underscored, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Was our decision to marry the best of our lives or does that very question leave us doubled over and gasping with hysterical laughter?
    — Bob Brody, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2024

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