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
I suppose that’s how I played it,” he said with a chuckle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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
Then Sydney lets off a nervous little chuckle that gives away the cold, hard reality that there’s no such thing as free water—and Hali realizes why she hasn’t seen Sydney until now.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Evans chuckles at the suggestion that today’s Dodgers are bad for the sport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 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 remember one guy said, 'I wish I could parachute outta here,'" he chuckles, dismissing it as "locker room talk".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Were those chuckles overpowered by groans and eye rolls?
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
He pushes up his glasses and chuckles a little.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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
"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
After what seemed like an hour to me, he chuckled and said, “Why, that explains it. Sure, that’s it. It has to be.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
“So from there, like many things on social media, it spread like wildfire,” Swift said, chuckling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
"Brother Wang was very important. He was number one," says Enrique, chuckling knowingly.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Many are asking “What happened to Lindsey Graham?,” but nobody is chuckling.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
“One year’s like dog years to me in coaching,” McVay said, chuckling, “That’s a long way away.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Still chuckling, Papa said, “Well, you can’t hardly blame him for that.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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