laugh at

Example Sentences

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They laugh at the idea it’s never been as bad as this, the rhetoric has never been this hateful.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Because nothing says you’re good at comedy like having to tell people more than a dozen times that the thing they did not laugh at was, in fact, a joke.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

He let out a laugh at the question.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

I’m not just going to laugh at that.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

“If she doesn’t think anything is funny,” Bat said, reaching across the table for a piece of bread, “then why does she laugh at Ezra? Is it mean laughing?”

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold