How to Use hilarious in a Sentence

hilarious

adjective
  • 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.
  • Brothers can’t sit together but cousins can — all these hilarious rules.
    Jason Chen Paulina Fi Garduño, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2022
  • That first scene in Act 2 is hilarious, (after) the sort of melodrama and pathos.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
  • But while much of the violence is unpleasantly gruesome, a few of the killings are hilarious.
    Pat Padua, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The reactions ranged from pure joy to hilarious skepticism.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Staples turns that set-up into a hilarious and slightly surreal satire about the challenges facing Black entrepreneurs.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
  • This show drops classic Star Wars characters into the world of burlesque and transports you to the dark side for an evening of hilarious, sultry fun.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Rashida Jones also stars in this hilarious but heartwarming comedy.
    Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2022
  • 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 daily posts are hilarious and show that Aurora is in good hands and having a blast!
    cleveland, 3 Dec. 2022
  • 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

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