laughing stock
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In a July 4, 2013, email to Nikolic, Epstein wrote: “Bill risks going from richest man to biggest hypocrite, melinda a laughing stock, pledges will disappear as a result.”
He told the BBC: "LGR is dead. The government has just folded. They made themselves a total laughing stock."
From BBC
Some believe that influencer fights attract new fans and are helping safeguard the future of the sport, while others argue they render it a laughing stock.
From BBC
“You think about two years ago, three years ago, four years ago or one year ago, we were a laughing stock all over the world.”
From Salon
O'Connor had followed the Jets' sorry search for a successor to legendary quarterback Joe Namath, which had turned them into a laughing stock.
From BBC
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