laugh down
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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He added: "It's such a good laugh down here, with good people. They all look after each other."
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024
“I’ve had a few whoppers of experiences recently,” Pugh says, breaking into a throaty laugh down the phone.
From The Guardian • Dec. 28, 2017
I tried to squeeze the rest of my laugh down.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
"They say I need nothing;" and the blue eyes laugh down into hers.
From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 by Various
“Pooh, uncle!” sneered Ben, trying to laugh down the solemn words of the old man.
From The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army A Story of the Great Rebellion by Optic, Oliver
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