How to Use uproarious in a Sentence

uproarious

adjective
  • Her Denver shows later this month are set to be some of the most uproarious of the year.
    John Wenzel, The Know, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Peso Pluma paced across the stage to the sounds of uproarious applause.
    Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The film, uproarious in one moment, becomes rather grim in the next.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 July 2019
  • The uproarious laughter of the two and their having fun at my expense.
    Josephine Yurcaba, Teen Vogue, 28 Sep. 2018
  • The 100 or so kids cheered each piece in what will probably be the most happily uproarious event of the tour.
    David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, 3 June 2018
  • The night was filled with uproarious anecdotes from her Second City TV days.
    Carla Renata, Variety, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Waller-Bridge earned uproarious cheers from the audience for both her wins.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2019
  • The bulk of this series tracks the fame-chasing shenanigans of the two much older siblings of a Justin Bieber–like pop star, to uproarious effect.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Foy is uproarious as the wise and wisecracking Aunt Tee.
    Maya Phillips, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The heart of this play belongs not to the unrequited romances — of which there are plenty — but to the wry wit and uproarious slapstick of it all.
    Lisa Kennedy, The Know, 30 Nov. 2019
  • George Lopez has basked in uproarious applause at the Majestic Theatre stage many, many times over the years.
    Hector Saldana, ExpressNews.com, 6 Aug. 2019
  • And that's one of the least weird things about this deeply bizarre and uproarious movie musical (now in theaters and streaming on Amazon Prime).
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2021
  • De Leon, Curtis and Chau let their rage drip, drip, drip and then gush in these uproarious performances.
    Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The uproarious laughter between the two, and their having fun at my expense.
    Anna North, Vox, 5 Oct. 2018
  • Caddyshack: There has to be room for at least one uproarious comedy that people will be quoting for the rest of their lives.
    Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 14 Mar. 2020
  • And so, Maddie sets out to corrupt the naïve Percy, to uproarious effect.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 22 June 2023
  • By the time the Australian finished, Mandel's feedback couldn't be heard over the uproarious applause.
    Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022
  • In one uproarious scene, Spector becomes one of the first playwrights to find a way to make a Facebook comments cesspool work as live theater.
    Leah Garchik, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 May 2018
  • Most of the reciters maintain a crisp, cool demeanor, even when their Web sites lead one to expect something more uproarious.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Obama said to uproarious laughter and applause from the crowd.
    Stacey Leasca, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2017
  • The absurdly comedic plot includes the search for a shrub set to music with men in tights, uproarious song and dance numbers, and riotous nonsense.
    SFChronicle.com, 17 July 2019
  • Red Herring is an evening of deft, droll, often-uproarious fun.
    John Timpane, Philly.com, 29 Oct. 2017
  • The sequence has an uproarious aliveness that is sadly missing elsewhere in the film.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2021
  • In one uproarious scene, Spector becomes one of the first playwrights to find a way to make a Facebook comments section cesspool work as live theater.
    Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Apr. 2018
  • When the Creature interrupts a showdown between Lisa and Taffy, the blocking is so off that what should have been an uproarious use of slow motion falls flat.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The Trip to Spain is, for the most part, a gentle, relaxing delight, with just enough uproarious conversation and a touch of regret.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2017
  • The 2017 film, based on the comic novel of the same name by British wit Stephen Fry, even features an uproarious (and now prescient) interruption of a Shakespeare play.
    Kathleen Craughwell, latimes.com, 24 June 2017
  • The joke was met with shocked silence followed by uproarious laughter.
    Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 4 Mar. 2018
  • But a late-night segment that saw strained laughs fewer and farther between is a large contrast with the uproarious crowds that feature in his stand-up specials.
    Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Heard agrees that the theme of family is central to this play, even with all its sometimes uproarious hilarity.
    David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024

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