Example Sentences

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He laughs uproariously when he remembers something that delights him, like his relationship with Streep.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

And as Mother Russia Mr. Turner is uproariously funny, interrupting the proceedings to rant and pontificate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Many even piled into the replies, uproariously enthused about the reassertion of what they already believed in their hearts.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2025

Maybe it was the way I was socialized, maybe it was a Midwest upbringing, but unless something is uproariously, unexpectedly funny, I usually keep my laughs to myself in public.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2023

Each knot of people he left was laughing uproariously.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen