laughed

Example Sentences

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Her voice broke and she laughed nervously, opting to read from a prepared statement because she knew it would be hard to speak.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

“I cried, I laughed, I screamed — I did it all,” Hernández said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

The audience laughed again when he explained he had called in “other units” after “considering the volatility of the situation.”

From Slate • May 4, 2026

She laughed at the mental image, then made me vow not to crawl into crannies when she wasn’t around.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

To me, she was big in so many ways: taller than me, talked more than I did, laughed louder than anyone in the neighbourhood.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler