chuckle
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Initially, this shot in “Couture” gave me a chuckle and took me out of the film.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
If he was to replay that scene in his head almost four years on, he would surely find it difficult not to chuckle at his own expense.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
“That’s one thing I think you’re going to find out in life,” she continues with a chuckle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
And so, he got a little chuckle out of it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
“You kids and your toys,” Nali said, with a quiet chuckle.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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Were those chuckles overpowered by groans and eye rolls?
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
“Why are we paying extras $180 a day when they look so plastic anyway?” he asked, eliciting slightly nervous chuckles from the audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Alex McKechnie chuckles at the leap of faith he took when he packed up almost all his belongings in Glasgow and booked a one-way flight to Vancouver, Canada on 7 September 1974.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
No chuckles, no snickers, not even a cough.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2026
He chuckles, puts his phone back into his pocket, and looks up at me.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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Baldoni and his wife smiled and chuckled through the nearly five-minute long video released on Instagram on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
"The speech therapist recommended to my parents that I had a radio on in my bedroom every night when I was growing up, so I could hear words and language," he chuckled.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
I chuckled every time Corden and Gunning showed up for more abuse, including from Soderbergh, who shoots them like a wall of stupidity, blocking doorways as they stand side-by-side like Tweedledee and Tweedledum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
A herd of pigs at a swine facility once charged at him, forcing him to jump out of the way while the farmhands chuckled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
Danny chuckled to himself and took a moment to figure out his next move.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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Many are asking “What happened to Lindsey Graham?,” but nobody is chuckling.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
"Brother Wang was very important. He was number one," says Enrique, chuckling knowingly.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Later we’ll hear a young oligarch say, while chuckling nefariously, “I have a banker’s personality. I love money!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
It’s just one of those things that the robots will be chuckling about to themselves for the next millennium.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2026
I picture Grandma weaving the threads together, humming and chuckling while she brainstorms the next mind-bending story she’s going to tell me about Ghana.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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