A slightly hysterical thought crossed his mind that his conceit had better be operating at full tilt.

A slightly hysterical laugh sat behind the thought.

In the Hall there was the same slightly hysterical air of relief.

But with time his slightly hysterical tone has been shaped into a style.

You could be wrong, his mind insisted with an assurance that was slightly hysterical.

One or two women became slightly hysterical, but calmed down.

A slightly hysterical laugh was building inside her.

There is something slightly hysterical about members of Congress rushing to call the troops home the minute a few are killed.

She seemed slightly hysterical, but with a sort of horror.