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
O'Connor had followed the Jets' sorry search for a successor to legendary quarterback Joe Namath, which had turned them into a laughing stock.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2025
"I would be a laughing stock," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
In fact, he was featured in several Hollywood pictures that he wasn't interested in and felt the movies made him a laughing stock.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024
“Tommy,” I wanted to say to him, “you’re going to make yourself a laughing stock all over again. Imaginary animals? What’s up with you?”
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
