chuckle
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"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
"The Man in the Red Bandana. He's become more famous than me, I don't like it," Trump said with a chuckle.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The quip got a mild chuckle out of Mastro, though not much more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
In SpaceX’s case, Musk’s people at least laid out their $28.5 trillion “math,” and you could chuckle at how silly it was.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
“She should have named you Miranda,” the man called Prospero the Enchanter says to the girl with a chuckle.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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
"They don't seem to care about the midges or the rain anymore," he chuckles.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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’m not going to dismiss the case,” Hellerstein said, prompting chuckles in the packed courtroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
I turned my back on him again, my fists tightening with his triumphant chuckles.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
And then they all chuckled in admission when another suggests the mood will change in an instant with victory over a side ranked 19th in the world and boasting hundred-million pound talents.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 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
Max , 32, chuckled Wednesday when informed of that wisecrack, conceding that he’s got some pretty stiff competition in his family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 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
Glory chuckled and locked the door behind them.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
The filmmaker, or God, can almost be heard chuckling offscreen as the final frames roll.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
“One out of one purple gallinule loves this place,” he added, chuckling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Many are asking “What happened to Lindsey Graham?,” but nobody is chuckling.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
But he's just as comfortable ceding the spotlight to Little Simz, or chuckling as he trades riffs with flautist Ajay Prasanna.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Sure enough, I started chuckling too as he kept laughing.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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