How to Use delirious in a Sentence

delirious

adjective
  • He was delirious with fever.
  • As the child's temperature went up, he became delirious and didn't know where he was.
  • His movies have long paid homage to the delirious blood baths of the grind-house era.
    — New York Times, 18 Mar. 2022
  • In the stands, delirious Vikings fans hugged and jumped for joy.
    — Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com, 15 Jan. 2018
  • Most of the kids are delirious with joy, tearing open presents with glee.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
  • This kid was fearless and delirious with fun the way only kids can be.
    — Jeneé Osterheldt, kansascity, 27 Mar. 2018
  • These two, for a brand of soap called Bris, are delirious delights.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2020
  • His teammates in the dugout were just as delirious as the customers in the stands.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Everyone was feeling a bit delirious in the face of a long shoot day.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Silliness is kept at bay but at the cost of delirious momentum.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2022
  • And the crowd erupted in a delirious chorus of train whistles.
    — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 16 July 2019
  • All set to the soundtrack of a delirious crowd that just got louder as the game progressed.
    — Steven Ruiz, For The Win, 8 Mar. 2018
  • But events conspire to kindle a tiny, perhaps delirious spark of hope.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 June 2026
  • His records are like raunchy and delirious stand-up comedy albums told in hip-hop.
    — John Adamian, courant.com, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Somewhere among the delirious fans at Miller Park, his wife watched with pride.
    — Genaro C. Armas, courant.com, 14 May 2017
  • There were flags, there were old-school jerseys, there were homemade signs and there were lots of delirious hugs.
    — Andrew Sharp, SI.com, 14 June 2019
  • Fans grew delirious as the game stretched into its 10th inning and sixth hour.
    — Stephanie Apstein, SI.com, 30 Oct. 2017
  • The scene was now delirious—as though the war was over and the Palestinian cause had been won.
    — Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
  • When Geller, who was delirious, got to his knees, the enemy threw a grenade, killing him.
    — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 8 July 2017
  • Not quite yet, but try telling that to the delirious England fans in pubs around the country last night.
    — SI.com, 19 June 2018
  • As one of the worst months in team history comes to end, the Sox appear delirious.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022
  • That is especially the case for a co-host that is backed by delirious home crowds and home cooking.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • The band was almost delirious, Westfall said.
    — Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 6 June 2025
  • Some of the speculation made sense and some was just delirious wish-casting.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2023
  • In her delirious last days, Jeanne kept asking Andrea why her sons did not read.
    — Allegra Goodman, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2021
  • At the sight of blood, her husband (Cumberbatch) gets delirious, spilling hot soup.
    — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 8 May 2022
  • The majority of the fashion set tends to be slightly delirious on the last day of shows, and who can blame them?
    — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2018
  • Refusing to slow down, overheated and delirious from the burpees on song No.
    — Roy M. Wallack, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Tens of thousands of delirious Bears fans in attendance shook the building.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Those 18,646 went delirious, as did the Spurs themselves.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026

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