1
: one that laughs
2
: something (such as a game) that is easily won or handled
Examples of laugher in a Sentence
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Then, a 15-3 spurt early in the second half turned this one into a laugher.
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Eric W. Bolin, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
Then San Francisco beat the Denver Broncos in a laugher, with Joe Montana tossing five touchdown passes.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
Flacco had interceptions returned for touchdowns on consecutive drives in the third quarter to turn a close game into a laugher and send the team home with its worst playoff loss since a 34-0 defeat to the Baltimore Colts on Dec. 29, 1968.
—Kristie Rieken, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
Jones broke open the game with those nine points in 2½ minutes, turning a 32-19 halftime lead into a 43-23 laugher.
—Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2024
The final score looked like a laugher for the Dodgers, who used a two-run home run from J.D. Martinez in the seventh and a three-run inning in the eighth to pull away for a 9-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
All seem to be having their fair share of fun and feuds this season, with the Housewives jumping between laugher and arguments throughout the three-minute preview.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023
The music superstar’s presence alone wasn’t enough to lift the laugher of a game (Kansas City led 34-0 at halftime) above the same week last year, however.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2023
And then, back home, the Dodgers offense wins in a laugher, 13-2.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
Eric W. Bolin, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
Then San Francisco beat the Denver Broncos in a laugher, with Joe Montana tossing five touchdown passes.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
Flacco had interceptions returned for touchdowns on consecutive drives in the third quarter to turn a close game into a laugher and send the team home with its worst playoff loss since a 34-0 defeat to the Baltimore Colts on Dec. 29, 1968.
—Kristie Rieken, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
Jones broke open the game with those nine points in 2½ minutes, turning a 32-19 halftime lead into a 43-23 laugher.
—Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2024
The final score looked like a laugher for the Dodgers, who used a two-run home run from J.D. Martinez in the seventh and a three-run inning in the eighth to pull away for a 9-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
All seem to be having their fair share of fun and feuds this season, with the Housewives jumping between laugher and arguments throughout the three-minute preview.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023
The music superstar’s presence alone wasn’t enough to lift the laugher of a game (Kansas City led 34-0 at halftime) above the same week last year, however.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2023
And then, back home, the Dodgers offense wins in a laugher, 13-2.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
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“Laugher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugher. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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