chuckle
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International fans who have lived with this flaming dumpster of technology have to chuckle at a Jason-come-lately discovering the bane of their existence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 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
“People are tired of being in hotels — what else is there to do?” he said with a sad chuckle.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
“I didn’t notice,” I say, which brings another small chuckle from him.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
Many plays and musicals are supposed to draw chuckles, but theatergoers today are cackling like they’re at a comedy show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Robinson chuckles as canned laughter from the soundboard fills the room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
No chuckles, no snickers, not even a cough.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2026
She declines, in a moment that drew chuckles in the cinema - "I will see it on the news," she tells him.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
"Why?!" he keeps repeating and breaking out in fresh chuckles.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
It wasn’t until a pair of older women chuckled as they blew past me that I found my second wind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 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
"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
Spectators chuckled as Schauffele and an official made their way to the bag and located the ball within it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Josie got a lump in her throat, but Lucinda chuckled.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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
The man was clearly taken aback, some of the other patrons chuckling in surprise, the Dodger pulse of this town clearly resonating in a completely unusual fashion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 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
Then Ernie started chuckling and shaking his head, but he threw a hand over his mouth first so that Genie couldn’t see his teeth.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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