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
Some believe that influencer fights attract new fans and are helping safeguard the future of the sport, while others argue they render it a laughing stock.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025
“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
The issue was resolved three days before the game but left a stain on the Welsh game, with captain Ken Owens warning the nation had become the "laughing stock of world rugby".
From BBC • Feb. 11, 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
