laugh
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If this were a sitcom— and it feels like a bad one — we would now hear a laugh track followed by groans.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
The industry here is having "a bit of a moment", Gwenllian said with a laugh.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
All this means it’s hard not to laugh when Hegseth pontificates about his hatred of “weirdos.”
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Spiritual matters crop up regularly, but they are often played for a laugh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
He flicks the reins, barking a not-so-happy laugh.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
"God forbid I raise my standards," she laughs.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Afterward, for laughs, the Rays cranked up the speakers in the visitor’s clubhouse and played Sinatra’s “New York, New York”—the official Yankee theme.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The effect is something like uncanny sketch comedy, dredging laughs from Hansen’s stilted expressions and intense demeanor, regardless of a scene’s emotional gravity.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
While the trope of young adults living with their parents has been played for laughs for years — the movie “Failure to Launch” came out in 2006 — the consequences are real.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Across the aisle, a series of laughs exploded.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Hesmondhalgh laughed about how "going all dry mouthed" while defending herself was not helping her cause.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“No,” my dad said as Hilton and I laughed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
I laughed out loud when I heard that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Cruise took the hand of Catherine, Princess of Wales, as they talked and laughed on a black carpet - instead of the traditional red - before the royal gala screening of Digger in Leicester Square.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Karli and I had laughed and laughed, but Mutti still looked stony-faced.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
He’s too busy feathering his own nest while laughing off any pretense of ethical behavior.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
"The nuclear annihilation of an American city is no laughing matter," Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic minority leader in the US House of Representatives, said on X.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
"Anne would be laughing at this, I think she'd like the updated shutter," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
I picture him in a tux laughing with a beautiful girl on the dance floor, of course.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The other kids smiled, some even laughing outright when they noticed, and I felt a hot wave of embarrassment wash over me for the second time in five minutes.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
