laughingly

Example Sentences

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Eventually, I threw myself into a few boxes of what I laughingly call memorabilia.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

The worker laughingly asked, “Are you a robot?”

From Washington Times • Dec. 24, 2023

Diners were laughingly interrogated, then led to a makeshift prison and asked to sing a patriotic song before being returned to their table.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Wheeldon laughingly rejects the word “hefty,” preferring “meaty” or better yet, “epic.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023

A nearby Negro man caught her arm, steadying her, and she thanked him laughingly.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland