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

"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

Reardon, who is still using Facebook groups to help plan a big family vacation to Australia and relishes Facebook tips she has received on speedier immigration lines and packing light, had the last laugh.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 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

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