chuckle

Looking back, both chuckle at what Hibbs now calls his “fairly naive hope.”

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

"As he was coming off, I said to him 'great save Nigel Martyn' because Hitchy was a Leeds fan and he had a little chuckle to himself," says Bowsley.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

“It was really fun being his mom for the 18 years,” she said, with a chuckle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

"Good afternoon. I heard you missed me. Here I am," Melania said with a chuckle as she opened an event in the White House Rose Garden.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

It’s an old joke from when we were little kids, and we all chuckle.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Award show producers seemed to scramble for hosts that didn’t already have a record of ruffling feathers and could, at the bare minimum, garner a few chuckles from the crowd.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Throughout our conversation, in fact, the pair chuckles, nods along to each other’s answers, interjects sounds of assent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

"With so many unanswered questions, gravity remains one of the most fascinating areas of research. It's a naturally attractive field," Gallardo chuckles.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

"I remember one guy said, 'I wish I could parachute outta here,'" he chuckles, dismissing it as "locker room talk".

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The court laughs; the king chuckles, taking her jeweled hand and kissing it.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Juris Jurašs, who served as a Latvian lawmaker before joining the Ukrainian military as a reconnaissance company commander in 2022, chuckled when he heard about the exercise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

When asked if she would run for president in the 2028 elections after being shown polling reflecting her popularity as a potential candidate, Ocasio-Cortez chuckled and tried to sidestep a direct answer.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Baker smiled widely, nodded his head, greeted Ortiz in Spanish, chuckled and walked over to Ortiz and Vladimir Guerrero, giving each of them hugs and pats on the back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

“Your first line’s coming up. Terrifying. And I remember I said my first line and Meryl sort of chuckled quietly, and I was like, Thank God.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Pater Lumley chuckled as Mater Lumley answered, “Of course, but that is your second question.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Soon the mordant Janice is chuckling to herself: “Now we’ve got ourselves a potboiler. A cheating husband. A mistress. A betrayed spouse.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

"Brother Wang was very important. He was number one," says Enrique, chuckling knowingly.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Many are asking “What happened to Lindsey Graham?,” but nobody is chuckling.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026

“I don’t think you do that if you’re a normal person,” Turner said, chuckling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

“Why can’t you just go away and let me be miserable?” she said, but she was chuckling and hugging Abby as she said it.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli