last laugh
Example Sentences
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He would have the last laugh, however, as he immediately helped them to win the league title.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Though early in forecasting both the bursting of the internet bubble and the bear market during the global financial crisis, Grantham had the last laugh.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
White: That character is all about himself, and this is one final way to leave on the last laugh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
Yet the doomed queen has had the last laugh in the form of an extended afterlife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
In the end, though, Joe Louis would have the last laugh.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
