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They just thought I was a complete imbecile,” he recalls with a chuckle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

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

What a blow to grumps who chuckle when a New York team endures a miserable season, of which plenty remain, thanks to those Mets, Giants, Rangers and, of course, the pratfalling Jets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

“Well, that wasn’t so bad,” I said to Bill with a mountain man chuckle and pressed on to the hut.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Were those chuckles overpowered by groans and eye rolls?

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

“I’m not going to dismiss the case,” Hellerstein said, prompting chuckles in the packed courtroom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

Sharafian chuckles and says, “Yes, I was very lonely! My sister and I say we had ‘rich inner lives’ because we didn’t have a lot going on outside.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026

The visual gags that are part of Jake’s physical travails not only elicit chuckles but add a neurodivergent undertone to the story.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2025

The other man chuckles, following me through the door while Mr. Blond Policeman goes to Helena and squats down in front of her.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

Etta says Leto "chuckled" at that, as if it were funny.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Baldoni and his wife smiled and chuckled through the nearly five-minute long video released on Instagram on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

As Rudolph made his way across the science center campus in March, he chuckled at the children bumping into him on their way to the exhibits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 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

She chuckled, but it wasn’t a happy sound.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

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 also a personal friend of Jones, and “Seriously Silly,” along with personal stories and remembrances, imparts a lovely sense of Mr. Ross chuckling to himself as he writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 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 couldn’t tell if the story was over, because Cully kept on chuckling and slapping his knee.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney