Example Sentences

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"Hijinks are the most logical course of action."

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2023

Hijinks ensue, and I don’t think it’s going out on a limb to say some lessons about friendship are on the menu.

From The Verge • Sep. 12, 2021

Hijinks ensue, and schemes within schemes — including a rhino-saving project that somehow involves Persephone babysitting a rhino overnight; a sub-rosa jewel-trading venture; and some silly CIA business.

From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2021

Dick Cavett, the noted television talk show host, who recently released his autobiographical memoir, Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks, did what many of guests did: tour the country to promote his book.

From Forbes • Apr. 7, 2015

Cavett, 77, recently published his book "Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments and Assorted Hijinks."

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2014