last laugh

Example Sentences

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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

Though early in forecasting both the bursting of the internet bubble and the bear market during the global financial crisis, Grantham had the last laugh.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 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

But England's tormentor-in-chief Starc had the last laugh, enticing an outside edge from an angled ball to wicketkeeper Alex Carey at full stretch.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

Those supposedly ignorant girls got the last laugh.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock