chuckle

Example Sentences

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“I’m not going to dismiss the case,” Hellerstein said, prompting chuckles in the packed courtroom.

From The Wall Street Journal

The man was clearly taken aback, some of the other patrons chuckling in surprise, the Dodger pulse of this town clearly resonating in a completely unusual fashion.

From Los Angeles Times

For the rest of the evening I could hear Father chuckling, “Psalm 166!”

From Literature

We were still chuckling as the cab pulled up to the laundry.

From Literature

By the time the chuckles died down everyone had forgotten that they were asking about me at all.

From Literature