chuckle
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Then the chuckle caught in her throat and turned into a quiet, hiccuping sob.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Looking back, both chuckle at what Hibbs now calls his “fairly naive hope.”
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
"As he was coming off, I said to him 'great save Nigel Martyn' because Hitchy was a Leeds fan and he had a little chuckle to himself," says Bowsley.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
“We brought Nikki to where it all began, and she feels good in here,” Navarrette tells me with a hearty chuckle at the space that’s become a destination for “Obsession” obsessives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
“Ain’t that the truth,” Glass agreed, with a little chuckle.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
Holmes has never seen the routine, and gives it a few chuckles.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
"I'd come here once a month for a holiday if I could," he chuckles.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
"With so many unanswered questions, gravity remains one of the most fascinating areas of research. It's a naturally attractive field," Gallardo chuckles.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 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
Jamal Mamoo chuckles, his white teeth parting behind his short beard.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
Asked if, having gone through the journey, she would recommend it to others, Breed chuckled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
He chuckled to himself when he read the phrase—so absurd in light of the ordeal he was about to face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Asked on Wednesday about the message the rate hike sent to Trump, Warsh chuckled before saying: "I have got nothing for you on a discussion with the president."
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Baker smiled widely, nodded his head, greeted Ortiz in Spanish, chuckled and walked over to Ortiz and Vladimir Guerrero, giving each of them hugs and pats on the back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Togbe chuckled, taking up his fish trap again.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
The filmmaker, or God, can almost be heard chuckling offscreen as the final frames roll.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
“One out of one purple gallinule loves this place,” he added, chuckling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Many are asking “What happened to Lindsey Graham?,” but nobody is chuckling.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
But he's just as comfortable ceding the spotlight to Little Simz, or chuckling as he trades riffs with flautist Ajay Prasanna.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
He was probably frowning, deep in character as Richard III, the conniving, hunchbacked king of England, but inside, Halsey was chuckling away.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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