How to Use hilarious in a Sentence

hilarious

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  • She gave us a hilarious account of her first days as a teacher.
  • Some people don't like his comedy, but I think he's hilarious.
  • In the movie’s most hilarious set-piece, Ivan makes a run for it, leaving Ani alone to deal with the goons.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
  • And once again, the commenters came through with a few hilarious takes.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023
  • That's where our hilarious jokes for teens and tweens come in!
    — Fiona Tapp, Parents, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Of course, Toni was gorgeous and hilarious from the word go.
    — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 25 July 2024
  • The video is hilarious, with Eva cracking jokes the whole time and goofing off with her friend.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 25 July 2023
  • The hilarious putdown has echoed on for decades through quotes and memes.
    — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Along the way, the Roy family and the staff of Waystar RoyCo have fired off some of the cruelest – and often hilarious – barbs.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 28 May 2023
  • The gang is back in one of the grimmest—but still hilarious—mysteries the Arconia has faced yet.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
  • In the context of the movie, the scene is both hilarious and troubling: Here’s a man carb-loading his way to mental oblivion.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
  • The fact that there isn’t already a ‘Play Again’ feature in Warzone 2 is both hilarious and a testament to the state of the game at launch: A mess.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Join the aliens for a hilarious and out-of-this-world first look at the upcoming fourth season on Hulu.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2023
  • Or try making up new dance moves and give them hilarious names.
    — Laura Fenton, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
  • That was hilarious and a bit of a full circle, funny nod to my childhood.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 26 July 2023
  • From the sweet moments to the hilarious antics, keep scrolling for all the cutest photos of the royal children on Charles's big weekend.
    — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 7 May 2023
  • The result is at times hilarious and poignant, but rarely rises above the level of being just fine.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
  • The snapshots have since been used in countless hilarious memes more than a decade later.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The game became the butt of jokes and a slew of memes for its hilarious visual glitches, a legacy that leaves Epler feeling torn.
    — George Yang, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
  • William and Kate, Harry claims, had said that the uniform was hilarious and encouraged him to wear it.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2023
  • That consumerism could still have pull, even for the undead, is pretty hilarious in its own right.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The provenance of each item is described in (often hilarious) detail on the EBTH site.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 July 2023
  • Iago, based on the parrot voiced by Gilbert Godfrey in the 1992 movie, is now played by the hilarious Aaron Choi -- who never failed to get big laughs from the packed house last night.
    — Monica Hooper, arkansasonline.com, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The pleasure here is found in how Manzoor weaves the tried and tested into a new and hilarious context.
    — Thomas Page, CNN, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Relive the glory days of The Golden Girls with these hilarious quotes from the iconic series, and grab a snack and sit down for a 7-season-long marathon.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 June 2023
  • The horrified groan Chandler lets out is among the most hilarious moments in the whole series.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Rolling with the punches Much of the comedy is slapstick and just hilarious.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The amount of memes I’ve been tagged in is actually hilarious.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2023
  • The hilarious illustrations on the cards both ease the tension and make players feel just a little bit more evil.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 7 Nov. 2023
  • That night, the group was entertained by hilarious speeches and comedy numbers, emceed by Boom Chicago's Andrew Moskos.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024

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