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How to use laugh in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Laugh means an expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter. Example: “His deep laughs boomed through the room.”

Examples of laugh by meaning

nounAn expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.

  • His deep laughs boomed through the room.
  • It never fails to get a laugh.1961 March, A. Robert Weeks, “Readers' Forum”, in Chess Review

nounSomething that provokes mirth or scorn.

  • Your new hat's an absolute laugh, dude.
  • “How much do you suppose that cost?” ¶ It was my first guess, so I said fifty dollars. ¶ “That’s a laugh,” he said.1921, Ring Lardner, The Big Town: How I and the Mrs. Go to New York to See Life and Get Katie a Husband, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, page 73

nounA fun person.

  • a good laugh

verbTo show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth...

  • There were many laughing children running on the school grounds.

verbTo make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.

  • Don't laugh at my new hat, man!

verbTo express by, or utter with, laughter.

  • "You refuse to take me seriously," Lute said, when she had laughed her appreciation.1906, Jack London, Moon-Face

More sentences with laugh

  • As mom gave us a long look, I gave a sigh and my sister gave a laugh.From the entry give
  • When all is said and done, we'll look back at this and laugh.From the entry said and done
  • They really laughed when he did Clinton, with a perfect accent and a leer.From the entry do
  • The comedian's jokes weren't funny, but I forced a laugh now and then.From the entry force
  • He had a laughing fit which lasted more than ten minutes.From the entry fit
  • He made as if to punch him, but they both laughed and shook hands.From the entry make
  • You can tell you've struck a nerve when even the crowd stops laughing.From the entry tell
  • John just doesn't understand that laughing at Mary all day is not very discreet.From the entry discreet
  • When the audience began laughing, the comedian milked the joke for more laughs.From the entry milk
  • If I had not been so tired, I should have laughed heartily.From the entry should
  • She has a great sense of humour, and I always laugh a lot whenever we get together.From the entry humour
  • We laughed at her because the label was still on her new sweater.From the entry label
  • It was a surprise to see the captain, who had always seemed so serious, laugh so heartily.From the entry serious
  • I gave the maitre d’ a $10 toke and he just laughed.From the entry toke
  • Jen may have won, but she was sure a poor sport; she laughed at the loser.From the entry sport
  • Oh, that boy, he's a caution! He does make me laugh.From the entry caution
  • The children whisked down the road to the fair, laughing and chattering as they went.From the entry whisk
  • We went to a karaoke bar and had a barrel of laughs.From the entry barrel of laughs
  • The joke was not that funny, but he went into conniptions laughing.From the entry conniption
  • Once he had grasped the controls, he unleashed a demonic laugh that made his hostages shudder.From the entry demonic
  • A hacking cough. A hacking laugh. A hacking breath. A hacking cry.From the entry hacking
  • Were you angry that he was laughing too hard, or that he was laughing at all?From the entry at all
  • It’s all very well for you to laugh: you didn’t fall over.From the entry all very well
  • It was difficult to stay in character, because I kept wanting to laugh.From the entry in character
  • The film has some amusing moments, but it is unlikely to make you laugh out loud.From the entry amusing
  • He pushed his straw hat back, scratched his head, and laughed ruefully.From the entry ruefully
  • After his last suggestion was laughed at by his colleagues, he was gunshy about making another suggestion.From the entry gunshy
  • My misquotation of Hamlet during the Shakespeare lecture brought laughs. I wish I'd done it on purpose.From the entry misquotation
  • Every time he performed the trick people would fall about laughing.From the entry fall about
  • Emma's bridge club had a romping good laugh about the champagne cork lodging in Betty's hair.From the entry romping good
  • It was awkward at the time, but later we all had a laugh about it.From the entry have a laugh
  • Some of the kids had a laugh and put glue on the teacher's chair.From the entry have a laugh

Meaning of laugh

  1. noun An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
  2. noun Something that provokes mirth or scorn.
  3. noun A fun person.

Full definition of laugh

Questions about laugh in a sentence

How do you use laugh in a sentence?
Laugh is used as a noun and verb. For example: “His deep laughs boomed through the room.”
What is a short sentence with laugh?
“a good laugh”
What does laugh mean?
Laugh means an expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: laugh (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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