laughter
Example Sentences
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Nicklaus’ line prompted heavy laughter from the gallery at Augusta National, but the 18-time major championship winner wasn’t kidding.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The audience should be taken by surprise and realize, in the middle of their laughter, just how truly clever the joke is, causing them to laugh even harder.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
“If we don’t have laughter in these moments, what do we have?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Carney was referring to a viral image of a jar of nutella floating through the Orion space capsule, and his question had the crew in fits of laughter.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
She was in the center of the kids laughing and talking under the glow of the streetlight, but she wasn’t joining in the laughter.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Spelling Practice 2, Unit 6
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