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
Michelle Obama’s famous “Kitchen Garden” passed the test, Jarvis said with a chuckle, providing fruits and vegetables for family meals — and the occasional state dinner — for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
“Oh, that’s cold isn’t it,” Ms. Ayres-Wilson says, with a chuckle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Should be Rosemary, I think, which makes me chuckle.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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
“I’m not going to dismiss the case,” Hellerstein said, prompting chuckles in the packed courtroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
No chuckles, no snickers, not even a cough.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2026
When my new friend chuckles, I join in.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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
It wasn’t until a pair of older women chuckled as they blew past me that I found my second wind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
We stowed our farming tools, removed our boots, and chuckled to each other as the voice rose in pitch and volume.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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
She confessed to chuckling at the governor’s memes — an over-the-top oeuvre that includes Newsom as super hero, Newsom as religious beacon, Newsom as romance-novel hunk — and his other cheeky jabs at the president.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 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
As she walked away, he turned back to me, still chuckling.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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