laughter
Example Sentences
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Even inappropriately timed laughter is OK, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
He sensed it when audiences roared with laughter during the Playhouse’s production of “Eureka Day,” and during a beat of pin-drop silence in “Amadeus.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
She seemed to draw genuine laughter after a microphone in the courtroom stopped working last week.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
As night falls, music and laughter ripple through the village.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
I detected a touch of laughter in my aunt’s manner that first evening at supper as she helped pass the steaming bowls of stew down the line to the other boarders.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing laughter
Comedy Lingo
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Spelling Practice 2, Unit 6
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