hilarity

Example Sentences

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The prime minister made the juggling hand gesture that accompanies the reference, prompting class-wide hilarity.

From BBC

From its first season to its last, “Friends” has celebrated Thanksgiving with the hijinks, hilarity and occasional pathos it deserves.

From Los Angeles Times

The horror is intercut with hilarity at the incompetence of the Russian agents.

From Seattle Times

Because it's also filled with such chaos and hijinks and hilarity, and there's a kind of mystery surrounding it, and there's family drama.

From Salon

Though I seldom found hilarity in the day-to-day stresses of being a department chair, I laughed heartily at the absurdity of expecting a single person to solve an entire department’s impossible problems.

From Los Angeles Times