laugh at

Idioms  

1. Treat lightly, scoff at. For example, He said the other children all laughed at his jacket, or They stopped laughing at his theory when it proved to be correct. [Late 1300s]

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Example Sentences

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laugh at

None of this is to make any kind of larger point other than I want you to laugh at the things that horrify you.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

People don’t laugh at the cultural references he makes, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"And I know he'd have liked to do that. I'm sure he will be with us somewhere, looking over us in some way or form, having a laugh at us, no doubt, in the rain."

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The boys laugh at her afflictions, but the smile turns to shame when she later shows up at the Waldrop home begging forgiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

And tomorrow morning this would be a big joke to laugh at over breakfast.

From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis

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