Example Sentences

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Justice Thomas, who had been chuckling during the exchange, let out an infectious laugh.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2016

An hour before, he had been chuckling over Joan’s recital of the episode, and here, an hour later, was Telepasse himself come to collect damages.

From Adventure by London, Jack

Pop Henderson had been chuckling in just that way for three weeks, now.

From Emma McChesney and Co. by Ferber, Edna

“Suttonly not! sir,” said the man sharply, though the moment before he had been chuckling to himself about how he would make cook laugh about the games being carried on in the study.

From In the Mahdi's Grasp by Speed, Lancelot

I had been chuckling at the prospect of getting a far-off glimpse of the first act of this comedy.

From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by White, Edward Lucas