1.   But the ludicrous drama and hysterical tone of the piece ultimately renders any serious engagement futile.

2.   Spewing enmity, confessing love, Eminem fully occupies the mind-set of rage, his hysterical tone belying any justifications he utters.

3.   Their lucid article provides a fine corrective to the ever more hysterical tone of the antitobacco crusade.

4.   The hysterical tone of the Chinese media, with its orchestrated propaganda, was an advertisement for press freedom.