Examples of laughingstock in a Sentence
The team has become the laughingstock of the league.
The mayor became a laughingstock.
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When the day began, an 11 1/2 to 4 1/2 deficit set him up to be a laughingstock.
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Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
For decades, Atherton football was a laughingstock.
—Rich Barak, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
After going from perennial laughingstocks to legitimate contenders over the last two years, the Detroit Lions could be poised for their best season yet.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Eight years after turning the Clippers from laughingstock to contenders, Paul is back for his 21st and likely final NBA season after agreeing on Monday to join the franchise on what is reportedly a one-year, $3.6 million deal.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 21 July 2025
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Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
For decades, Atherton football was a laughingstock.
—Rich Barak, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
After going from perennial laughingstocks to legitimate contenders over the last two years, the Detroit Lions could be poised for their best season yet.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Eight years after turning the Clippers from laughingstock to contenders, Paul is back for his 21st and likely final NBA season after agreeing on Monday to join the franchise on what is reportedly a one-year, $3.6 million deal.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 21 July 2025
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“Laughingstock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughingstock. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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laughingstock
noun
laugh·ing·stock
ˈlaf-iŋ-ˌstäk 
ˈlȧf-
: a person or thing that is made fun of
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