laughing stock
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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What the players - most on US central contracts rather than representing professional clubs - did not want was to become a laughing stock.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
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.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
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 ● Sep. 7, 2025
But having told Variety that his goal was to “revive cinema and make bold choices,” the news about Kool-Aid makes Matt a laughing stock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2025
She said he was making a laughing stock of himself and everybody associated with him.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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