laugh line
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of laugh line
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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By the time he says it, it’s a laugh line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
It gives Crystal one of his rare openings for a laugh line, “Say hi to your shaman, wish him a happy 1969 for me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024
Harrison Ford’s character Indiana Jones was known for hating snakes, often providing a laugh line in the action movies, but the actor says he doesn’t mind them.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
Things that used to be a laugh line — it was just these sounds of grief.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2021
Its—her face had split at a laugh line.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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