have/get the last laugh

phrase

: to succeed or win after being laughed at or doubted by others

Examples of have/get the last laugh in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, as the 2030s approach and the digital economy expands exponentially, could the original backers of DC led by Edison have the last laugh 150 years on? — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026

The Heat would get the last laugh by beating them in the playoffs and, uh, winning the Finals, but forever-sad Bulls fans will always have that game to remember. — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026

Her three-act structure allows her son to get the last laugh. — John Roy, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026

Others argued that fashion is cyclical and that millennials will have the last laugh when their go-to styles inevitably return. — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025