laughably

Example Sentences

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Some of the book’s best advice might seem laughably obvious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

“So this notion that anyone got rid of Gail to help any client is laughably stupid on its face.”

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

But while the organization’s rhetoric can be laughably hyperbolic, a quick peek under the hood reveals a record that cannot be laughed away.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2026

Uncertainties about the details of the candidates’ proposals resulted in laughably wide ranges in the committee’s fiscal estimates.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024

For a small man, he had been cursed with a danger-ously big mouth, he reflected as he crawled back to his comer of what the Arryns laughably called their dungeon.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin