Example Sentences

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“At first, players were laughing at me,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

They were laughing and smiling before the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

But the protesters argued that anyone who questioned their seriousness missed the point: they were laughing at fascism, they said, to show they were stronger, as a public.

From Slate • Oct. 19, 2025

"I FaceTimed her and we barely could talk because we were laughing too much," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025

He was bad to stumble, and kept stepping on her feet, but they were laughing and cutting up, just having the best time.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns