Examples of hilarity in a Sentence
My attempt to carve the turkey was a source of great hilarity at the dinner table.
hilarity is the last thing you expect to find at a funeral, but we were there to celebrate his life rather than to dwell on his death
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Later, in a scene of echoing horror and grim hilarity, Pearl is torn from her airplane seat and flung into the night.
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Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Catherine O’Hara portrayed ridiculous eccentrics with equal parts hilarity and humanity.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 10 Feb. 2026
At the film’s center are the lovably gruff duo Flic and Minna, played with precision and stiff-upper-lipped hilarity by newcomers Marni Duggan and Galaxie Clear respectively.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
This is the case with Saturday Night Live, a show that has reached the highest highs and lowest lows of hilarity for half a century.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Catherine O’Hara portrayed ridiculous eccentrics with equal parts hilarity and humanity.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 10 Feb. 2026
At the film’s center are the lovably gruff duo Flic and Minna, played with precision and stiff-upper-lipped hilarity by newcomers Marni Duggan and Galaxie Clear respectively.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
This is the case with Saturday Night Live, a show that has reached the highest highs and lowest lows of hilarity for half a century.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hilarity
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“Hilarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hilarity. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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hilarity
noun
hi·lar·i·ty
hil-ˈar-ət-ē 
-ˈer-;
hī-ˈlar-,
-ˈler-
: noisy fun
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