hysterics
Example Sentences
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Yet even Honor is cowed by the household’s steely Yugoslav maid, Greta, who dismisses all heartbreaks and hysterics with the motto, “play stupid games, win stupid prizes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
James called and said she was "in hysterics" and believed it had been a traffic accident.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
Frank Drebin, Neeson kept us in hysterics with a stupid-brilliant barrage of surreal wordplay and daffy slapstick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
As the scene ended, all the women were in hysterics, ribbing each other over how they could better play their parts next time.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
Gussie went into hysterics the first time he saw the baby nursing.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
