laughingly

Example Sentences

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Lanteri, who laughingly but firmly refused to give his age — “Obviously, we’re celebrating 30 years, so I can’t be 42” — took a roundabout path to dance.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024

The worker laughingly asked, “Are you a robot?”

From Washington Times • Dec. 24, 2023

I laughingly asked for coffee one day, saying it would surely work, and one nurse was kind enough to slip me a small cup.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023

“Butterflies” was her first national television placement: Its bouncy chorus was used in commercials for what she laughingly calls “feminine products.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2023

He was sure that he was going to win, and felt confident enough to agree, laughingly, to cancel part of Deydey’s debt.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich