laughing stock

Example Sentences

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In a July 4, 2013, email to Nikolic, Epstein wrote: “Bill risks going from richest man to biggest hypocrite, melinda a laughing stock, pledges will disappear as a result.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

“You think about two years ago, three years ago, four years ago or one year ago, we were a laughing stock all over the world.”

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2025

Despite pleas for her husband to downgrade, she said he refused - accusing her of wanting to "turn him into a laughing stock by making him drive a small car".

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2025

But having told Variety that his goal was to “revive cinema and make bold choices,” the news about Kool-Aid makes Matt a laughing stock.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2025

It must have looked pretty daft from his side, and if he hadn’t been such a decent type, I’d have been a laughing stock in no time.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro