laughing stock

Example Sentences

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One contributor at the EGM stated Welsh rugby was the laughing stock of world rugby, but insisted the blame should be laid at the WRU hierarchy and not the clubs.

From BBC

Current board members have described how Welsh rugby would be a "laughing stock" without "modernisation".

From BBC

Taking to Truth Social, Mr. Trump slammed Mr. Biden for the “really big” mistake and warned that the U.S. was becoming “a laughing stock all over the WORLD!”

From Washington Times

"Arresting someone is not an easy decision. But I cannot let the CPI become a laughing stock. We have more than 527,000 dead in this pandemic. And people are doing deals with vaccines. The commission seeks justice for Brazil," Aziz wrote on Twitter.

From Reuters

"I didn't think I would see people getting vaccinated for three mici, we have become a laughing stock. This is why this country is the way it is," said Mirela Nuta, a 53-year-old market vendor.

From Reuters