last laugh

Example Sentences

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White: That character is all about himself, and this is one final way to leave on the last laugh.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 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

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

But it was Skinner and the Chiefs who has the last laugh.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

In the end, though, Joe Louis would have the last laugh.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown