hijinks

Example Sentences

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When Garland began expertly mimicking the hijinks on the TV screen, little Liza, eager to join the act, clumsily attempted a back flip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

And with the bowl season starting Saturday, football fans can expect plenty of such hijinks, especially in games scheduled around the holidays.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

Sam Bankman-Fried, a onetime rival of Zhao’s, has been behind bars since the summer of 2023, when the judge presiding over his trial ordered him jailed over pretrial hijinks.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2025

I can’t say which attitude is more true to military life, but I would hazard — would hope — that hijinks and shenanigans are not unknown there.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

“We have been missing out on the Friday-night Walmart hijinks while watching Herzog documentaries. Let’s reassert our social position.”

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner