Example Sentences

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Your loved ones will chuckle receiving this 160-page notebook with a cover that takes a subtle jab at the kind of inspirational quotes you might find on a Hallmark card.

From The Verge • Nov. 9, 2021

We’ve got a great crew that still finds us semi-funny in rehearsal, and they will chuckle so we sort of know what’s working.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2020

When Asterix visits Cleopatra, adults will chuckle at her resemblance to Elizabeth Taylor, who starred in a 1963 film epic about the Ancient Egyptian leader.

From Washington Times • Jul. 8, 2020

Anybody who recalls the ’70s will chuckle — or wince — over other cultural icons like Peter Frampton and “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” that Reed and Elena resurrect in their conversations and individual reflections.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2012

I see her, proud to occupy my chair, To pour out tea, to smile around her there, While my false friends will praise her half-baked cake, And Bill will chuckle o'er each piece they take.

From Papers from Overlook-House by Almore, Casper