hysterically

Example Sentences

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Her unsteady ascent toward womanhood coincides, hysterically, with the theater company’s descent into chaos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Other influencers were less composed, with France's Maeva Ghennam who, waving her passport around, told viewers she "screamed hysterically" when she heard a strike.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

The White House posted an image of Black activist Nekima Levy Armstrong being arrested after involvement in a Minnesota church protest depicting her hysterically crying.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

The shot went in, and she laughed hysterically.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025

She blabbed hysterically about Billy and the airplane crash, and then she put her car in gear and crossed the median divider, leaving her exhaust system behind.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut