were laughing
- past progressive of laugh.
Example Sentences
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Whether the lawyers were laughing when they typed this is known only to them.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
Tonight, though, Nasa employees were laughing and clapping - this is the moment that they have spent years working towards.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
They were laughing, it was not even a thing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
“And we were laughing together, like, ‘Wow, we got off on the right foot, I guess, right here.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
The men were laughing as they caught sight of the dogs in the bus.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
