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laugh

[laf] / læf /




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“It’s kind of meta, isn’t it?” she says with a laugh.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Meloni is a comedy king, the best part of “Wet Hot American Summer,” while Hargitay earned a laugh with a clip of her early work in “Ghoulies,” a schlocky horror movie about toilet demons.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2026

"I hope people with Parkinson's gain confidence and strength from this film, as well as having a good laugh."

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

“My father had a very distinctive laugh, which the bot didn’t have,” Dema says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

He flicks the reins, barking a not-so-happy laugh.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

I ask whether Felton offered any advice to his co-star but he laughs and says absolutely not, pointing out that Grint has already appeared on Broadway.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

“For those of you who don’t know who we are and are disappointed, I apologize,” Fielder, joined onstage by Oppenheim, told the crowd to laughs.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

The laughs keep coming, especially when a little bot in a soccer jersey whiffs a kick and splats on its back.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

She smiles, laughs, cries, makes jokes, stomps her foot, flirts and gossips about other women with a girlfriend.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

She laughs and shakes her head in mock disgust.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The crowd laughed eagerly, but there was an unmistakable existential sting to that punchline.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

We laughed as I recalled Arlene driving us to the partner’s 40th birthday party—the only associates invited.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Asked about the possibility of a performance from Taylor Swift, Eavis laughed and said she didn't want to discuss the line-up any more.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

“I am so tired!” she said, and laughed with the near-hysteria of someone genuinely exhausted.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

I laughed, causing the clerk at the far end of the counter to spin around.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

My sister nearly coughed up a lung from laughing, though, like any self-respecting Pilates princess, she didn’t break form.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

Wiatt isn’t laughing, but he’s nodding and smiling.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

"After the second round, at about 3am I was sitting with my team in the locker room and we were laughing at how bad I was playing," Zverev said.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

“They said it sounded like breaking glass, but I mean, it is glass,” Jordan says, laughing.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

I panic, looking over in horror to see Elliott laughing with a friend.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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