last laugh
Example Sentences
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But it may be one of their own, Tip O’Neill, who has the last laugh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
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
"We were all kind of scoffing, 'Arthur who writes the truck commercials is writing a drama!?' And of course then Arthur had the last laugh, because two weeks later he was famous."
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
But Styles had the last laugh with his own impression of Maniscalco, before a final sketch of him was revealed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
Those supposedly ignorant girls got the last laugh.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
