delirium

Example Sentences

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I went into a high fever and delirium.

From Literature

They lingered in front of Willie’s grave, and Elisha confided that his little brother “had suffered much in the delirium of his last illness.”

From Literature

She channels all of Nina’s prior faux delirium into a ferocious finale that raises the stakes tenfold.

From Salon

"Bright lights and lots of noise can make older patients very disorientated, which can actually turn into delirium. That in turn, slows the process of being able to get home."

From BBC

They spent the bowl season in a Las Vegas hotel, walking the Strip with a three-week old, in a new-parent-induced delirium, their whole lives having suddenly turned upside down.

From Los Angeles Times