last laugh

Example Sentences

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"We were all kind of scoffing, 'Arthur who writes the truck commercials is writing a drama!?' And of course then Arthur had the last laugh, because two weeks later he was famous."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

But Styles had the last laugh with his own impression of Maniscalco, before a final sketch of him was revealed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Though early in forecasting both the bursting of the internet bubble and the bear market during the global financial crisis, Grantham had the last laugh.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

But England's tormentor-in-chief Starc had the last laugh, enticing an outside edge from an angled ball to wicketkeeper Alex Carey at full stretch.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

Those supposedly ignorant girls got the last laugh.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock