Example Sentences

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People who had been laughing with their friends and taking selfies an hour and a half earlier looked glassy-eyed and peaceful, as if they were coming out of a trance.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2023

Since Mrs Davies' return, he said they had been "laughing at episodes of Benidorm", adding: "We should have had more special moments like that."

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2021

The studio audience had been laughing along with him all day, but when he said that line, he heard them moan.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2021

She had two small children, and, just a month earlier, she and Bolz-Weber had been laughing about the challenges of motherhood.

From The New Yorker • May 6, 2019

They were sitting on the couch in the living room, and they had been laughing about something, but they stopped abruptly when I walked in.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli