last laugh
Example Sentences
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Though this focus sometimes led critics to allege that Cook was the wrong man for the job, in each case, he got the last laugh.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
He would have the last laugh, however, as he immediately helped them to win the league title.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
As the specifics on this list prove, Granny can be a very important and beloved character who often gets the last laugh if only because she gets the best lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
Yet the doomed queen has had the last laugh in the form of an extended afterlife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
While some physicists are trying to eliminate zero from their equations, others are showing that zero may have the last laugh.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
