laughing gas

Example Sentences

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The centers are also adding nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, for intrauterine device insertions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Eutrophication and acidification are some of the environmental problems that can be traced to the use of ammonia -- as well as emissions of laughing gas, which is a very potent greenhouse gas.

From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2024

It’s a little like “Mad Max” on laughing gas.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2023

The ban on laughing gas is part of a £160m plan to tackle anti-social behaviour, homelessness, begging and graffiti.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2023

There is no air in the City but there is breath, and every morning it races through him like laughing gas brightening his eyes, his talk, and his expectations.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison