Examples of laughingstock in a Sentence
The team has become the laughingstock of the league.
The mayor became a laughingstock.
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Black people as laughingstock, caricature.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The disastrous response to that icy gridlock turned Atlanta into a laughingstock and transformed how leaders prepare for severe weather.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The Indiana University Hoosiers went from a college-football laughingstock to national champions.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
Ratings for this year’s playoff games have been up substantially, as fans gravitate to Indiana’s turnaround story from football laughingstock to CFP power.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 19 Jan. 2026
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The disastrous response to that icy gridlock turned Atlanta into a laughingstock and transformed how leaders prepare for severe weather.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The Indiana University Hoosiers went from a college-football laughingstock to national champions.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
Ratings for this year’s playoff games have been up substantially, as fans gravitate to Indiana’s turnaround story from football laughingstock to CFP power.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Laughingstock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughingstock. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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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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