Example Sentences

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Many plays and musicals are supposed to draw chuckles, but theatergoers today are cackling like they’re at a comedy show.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

It’s worth noting that few people in these stories are cackling villains in the fairy tale sense.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2015

Her laugh makes me laugh—and soon enough, the two of us are cackling.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Father and Caesar are cackling at each other like roosters.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Lock the dairy door!" and all the hens are cackling loudly: "Chickle, chackle, chee," they cry; "we haven't got the key," they cry; "Chickle, chackle, chee!

From Pinafore Palace by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith