chuckle
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Initially, this shot in “Couture” gave me a chuckle and took me out of the film.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
If he was to replay that scene in his head almost four years on, he would surely find it difficult not to chuckle at his own expense.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
“That’s one thing I think you’re going to find out in life,” she continues with a chuckle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
“People are tired of being in hotels — what else is there to do?” he said with a sad chuckle.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
The old mouse, seeing the humor of the situation, began to chuckle.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Were those chuckles overpowered by groans and eye rolls?
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
“My sister and I introduced him to Jockstrap,” Grohl chuckles when I ask what bands she introduced her dad to during those rides.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 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
Efforts to wring laughs out of a genuinely awful situation yield only a few uncomfortable chuckles, such as when Charlie and Emma strike some warmup poses for a wedding photographer during an impromptu session.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
He said something and there was a round of chuckles.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
"She saw my bracelets that I wearing and she just came at me," chuckled Joseph.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
“For me, it was about these empowerment sessions. But somebody reminded me, ‘You know, people like to have fun too,’” Sue chuckled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 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
Spectators chuckled as Schauffele and an official made their way to the bag and located the ball within it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
The admiral chuckled as he lowered himself back into the basket.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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
He was also a personal friend of Jones, and “Seriously Silly,” along with personal stories and remembrances, imparts a lovely sense of Mr. Ross chuckling to himself as he writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
It’s just one of those things that the robots will be chuckling about to themselves for the next millennium.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2026
That set the other men to guffawing and chuckling.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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