Example Sentences
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Were those chuckles overpowered by groans and eye rolls?
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Efforts to wring laughs out of a genuinely awful situation yield only a few uncomfortable chuckles, such as when Charlie and Emma strike some warmup poses for a wedding photographer during an impromptu session.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
Sharafian chuckles and says, “Yes, I was very lonely! My sister and I say we had ‘rich inner lives’ because we didn’t have a lot going on outside.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
She declines, in a moment that drew chuckles in the cinema - "I will see it on the news," she tells him.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
He chuckles but continues in a kind tone, "Relax. It's not going to hurt you."
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
