How to Use delirious in a Sentence

delirious

adjective

• He was delirious with fever.
• As the child's temperature went up, he became delirious and didn't know where he was.
• In the stands, delirious Vikings fans hugged and jumped for joy.
  — Jeff Duncan, NOLA.com, 15 Jan. 2018
• His movies have long paid homage to the delirious blood baths of the grind-house era.
  — New York Times, 18 Mar. 2022
• The scene was now delirious—as though the war was over and the Palestinian cause had been won.
  — Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
• Jokic rattled home the jumper in front of a delirious crowd.
  — Mike Singer, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2020
• These two, for a brand of soap called Bris, are delirious delights.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2020
• Somewhere among the delirious fans at Miller Park, his wife watched with pride.
  — Genaro C. Armas, courant.com, 14 May 2017
• Not quite yet, but try telling that to the delirious England fans in pubs around the country last night.
  — SI.com, 19 June 2018
• All set to the soundtrack of a delirious crowd that just got louder as the game progressed.
  — Steven Ruiz, For The Win, 8 Mar. 2018
• As one of the worst months in team history comes to end, the Sox appear delirious.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022
• This kid was fearless and delirious with fun the way only kids can be.
  — Jeneé Osterheldt, kansascity, 27 Mar. 2018
• When Geller, who was delirious, got to his knees, the enemy threw a grenade, killing him.
  — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 8 July 2017
• And the crowd erupted in a delirious chorus of train whistles.
  — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 16 July 2019
• Everyone was feeling a bit delirious in the face of a long shoot day.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2022
• Fans grew delirious as the game stretched into its 10th inning and sixth hour.
  — Stephanie Apstein, SI.com, 30 Oct. 2017
• On the morning of April 12, the farmworker woke up struggling to breathe and delirious with fever.
  — Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 17 July 2024
• This followed a delirious ratings run for Fox News in the weeks leading up to the election.
  — John Koblin, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2020
• The majority of the fashion set tends to be slightly delirious on the last day of shows, and who can blame them?
  — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2018
• There were flags, there were old-school jerseys, there were homemade signs and there were lots of delirious hugs.
  — Andrew Sharp, SI.com, 14 June 2019
• Silliness is kept at bay but at the cost of delirious momentum.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2022
• Through tears – and adorably delirious and gleeful laughter – Kennedy is awestruck, swaying back and forth to the beat of the song in disbelief.
  — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
• In her delirious last days, Jeanne kept asking Andrea why her sons did not read.
  — Allegra Goodman, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2021
• At the sight of blood, her husband (Cumberbatch) gets delirious, spilling hot soup.
  — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 8 May 2022
• Fans were delirious and the players were nearly as happy.
  — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022
• Some wondered aloud whether the strain of 26.2 miles had left Gabriel Zambrano delirious.
  — John Henry, star-telegram, 25 Feb. 2018
• Bob Barker, the show’s longtime host, who died Saturday, was the still point in this delirious world.
  — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2023
• By the novel’s end, Hermione has suffered a breakdown that leaves her bedridden and delirious for three months.
  — Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2022
• Nevertheless, the on-screen sequence is all Hitchcock, who successfully keeps those various balls in the air while rendering the scene delirious and surreal.
  — Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
• Is this series just the latest in a trend of bloated, unnecessary TV reboots that go for naturalism and a prestige-y aesthetic over the delirious fun of a bright, goofy action comedy?
  — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024