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
“Your cover story,” he corrected with a chuckle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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
"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
But when he asked for another portion of venison, Medwyn gave a long chuckle and explained to the amazed Fflewddur it was not meat at all but vegetables prepared according to his own recipe.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
"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
Were those chuckles overpowered by groans and eye rolls?
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Alex McKechnie chuckles at the leap of faith he took when he packed up almost all his belongings in Glasgow and booked a one-way flight to Vancouver, Canada on 7 September 1974.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 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
Wes chuckles along and then waits until the laughter dies down before going on.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Asked on Wednesday about the message the rate hike sent to Trump, Warsh chuckled before saying: "I have got nothing for you on a discussion with the president."
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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
Etta says Leto "chuckled" at that, as if it were funny.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Xi Jinping must have chuckled at the president’s professed outrage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
As I reached for my tzitzis, Frankie chuckled.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
The filmmaker, or God, can almost be heard chuckling offscreen as the final frames roll.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
"This is how an African dad looks at you when you pursue a career that goes against his wishes and you turn out to be successful," a chuckling Itauma reads aloud to BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Many are asking “What happened to Lindsey Graham?,” but nobody is chuckling.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Later we’ll hear a young oligarch say, while chuckling nefariously, “I have a banker’s personality. I love money!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Then Ernie started chuckling and shaking his head, but he threw a hand over his mouth first so that Genie couldn’t see his teeth.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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