Example Sentences

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“Your first line’s coming up. Terrifying. And I remember I said my first line and Meryl sort of chuckled quietly, and I was like, Thank God.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Some in the crowd of more than 1,000 people in a high-school gym chuckled and applauded.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

I chuckled every time Corden and Gunning showed up for more abuse, including from Soderbergh, who shoots them like a wall of stupidity, blocking doorways as they stand side-by-side like Tweedledee and Tweedledum.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

"In Ireland, it was kind of a different perspective," chuckled Martin and touching Trump on the arm, as he referred to Churchill's controversial role during Ireland's war of independence from Britain.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

She chuckled and her whole plump body laughed with her, like Oswald the miller, only I liked her— and her laugh—much better.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff