uproariousness

Example Sentences

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And it was this which drained away as I watched Finny’s face pass through all the gradations between uproariousness and shock.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

We supped with the uproariousness that Grannie Pinn always brings here.

From A Poor Man's House by Reynolds, Stephen Sydney

A general inclination to uproariousness prevailed in Mrs. Colwyn's absence, and it must be confessed that neither Janetta nor Nora tried very hard to repress the little ones' noise.

From A True Friend A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline

John endeavoured to put on a smile, in feeble sympathy with the uproariousness of Lady Mariamne's laugh—but her daughter took no such trouble.

From The Marriage of Elinor by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)

In the stillness the sally was heard over the whole house, and the audience, relieved of its anxiety for its favorite, laughed with an uproariousness that had in it the note of hysteria. 

From The Game by London, Jack