guffaw

Example Sentences

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But even now, the news will occasionally let you get off a chuckle or guffaw, even if it isn’t always from your better nature.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

Grant’s commitment to his dastardly rogue barely goes beyond his cravat — he’d rather guffaw than feign gravitas.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023

"If I make you my cornbread, you'll marry me," he declares with a resounding guffaw.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2022

I started identifying as a writer and began my journey into being an amateur snob, saying things like, "I don't eat McDonald's — I guffaw at the idea of a person indulging in McDonald's!"

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2022

It was scarcely distinguishable from his guffaw, but there was a difference.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger