Example Sentences

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The point was that Bush lacked “moral courage,” Mr. Trudeau explained defensively, though more than a few readers must have tittered at the cruelty of his word choice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Twenty-three-year-old actress Sammy Mendoza tittered nervously, a chorus of giggles trailing her across a North Hollywood studio.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2023

They had traveled some 60 miles from Moscow just to see his latest work, and they tittered at the encounter.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2022

But titter not, lest you be tittered, it’s back tomorrow and the cold turkey will be brief.

From The Guardian • Feb. 5, 2021

Then Owen the Oaf tittered, and Jon Snow could breathe again.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin