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

Former England prop Joe Marler performs a stunning rendition of Adele's Someone Like You and has former team-mates in hysterics with an entertaining debut on Six Nations Rugby Special.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 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

The people were in hysterics, they were just laughing so hard because I just assumed like, “This is comedy, right?”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

About her mom’s hysterics, about how she lost it in front of my relatives, who were very gracious about the whole thing.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman