laughter

Example Sentences

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When Kamala Harris’ social media accounts fired back up this week, teasing a big announcement, there were predictions, laughter and some nervous anticipation.

From Salon

But after a moment, the laughter was real.

From Literature

That outlook produces the type of humor that isn’t going for reflexive laughter or stringing one rock solid punchline to the next.

From Salon

“No wonder Uncle Jonah didn’t have a tooth left in his head,” Pa said, and they exploded into laughter, though going without teeth didn’t seem too funny to me.

From Literature

He could sense her smugness as she slithered back to his desk, and he had to bite down on the corners of his mouth to kill his laughter.

From Literature