How to Use get a laugh in a Sentence
get a laugh
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This reindeer poop idea is sure to get a laugh out of the kids!
—Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 11 Nov. 2022
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These are sure to get a laugh and be a great conversation piece!
—Amanda McElfresh, NOLA.com, 26 Nov. 2020
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Again, anything to kind of get a laugh, keep this thing as loose and start to come together.
—cleveland, 11 June 2020
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Carrie Preston lives to get a laugh out of the man who helped create the role of her life.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
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Perhaps your conversation partner would like a chance to get a laugh out of you too!
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024
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Her main nemesis was Groucho, who would stop at nothing to get a laugh at her expense.
—Jeanine Basinger, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022
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Will sometimes surprise his scene partners by selling them out and negating their choices to get a laugh.
—Fu Goto, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2023
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This silly, colorful guide looks great on a coffee table and will get a laugh every time it’s picked up.
—Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 11 Nov. 2025
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Nearly everyone in the cast is trying to get a laugh at one point or another, and the success rate is high.
—Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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This funny candle may reflect certain moments (hopefully not too many) and get a laugh.
—Samantha Booth, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
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This funny candle may reflect certain moments (hopefully not too many) and get a laugh.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
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Warm mom’s heart with these inspirational Mother’s Day quotes —plus some funny words that will be sure to get a laugh.
—Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2023
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Karaoke kings and queens (and TikTok teens) will get a laugh out of this teeny-tiny mic that plugs directly into their aux.
—Cassidy Olsen, Good Housekeeping, 5 Aug. 2022
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But comedians always get a laugh at the mere mention of bananas, chickens, hot dogs, beans, bagels, and, of course, meatballs.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 17 July 2023
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One thing Jordan understands unequivocally is how to get a laugh.
—ELLE, 6 Feb. 2023
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Perfect for theme parties (on Zoom, of course) and gag gifts, ugly Christmas sweaters are one of best ways to get a laugh and spark some holiday joy.
—Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 9 Dec. 2020
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Hayden Rybicki, 20, made videos on a camcorder, went skateboarding with friends and had a knack for saying just the right thing to get a laugh.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 9 July 2024
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Although students probably haven’t seen the show since it’s meant for older audiences, Cooper thought parents would get a laugh out of the play on words.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
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Those men who are (still) obsessed with Doctor Who are bound to get a laugh out of filling in the pages, which feature content that any devoted fan will love.
—Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 15 Dec. 2022
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The candidates navigate a fine line on the Internet between relevant and cringe; there’s such a thing as trying too hard to speak the language or get a laugh.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2024
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While this novelty Christmas song is sure to get a laugh, it's become so popular that both a film and a Grey's Anatomy episode bear the same name.
—Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 7 Nov. 2022
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Also, the outlier saying $800k is the average, obviously was fooling around to get a laugh and rile up the class.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2022
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Nakase also made sure to get a laugh out of herself when the broadcast suddenly showed a picture of her back in her UCLA playing days.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Although his moves seemed to get a laugh from mom Kate Middleton, his older sister Princess Charlotte seemed less than impressed!
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
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Two of crime fiction’s most famous storytellers, Raymond Chandler and Agatha Christie, also knew how to get a laugh.
—Hillel Italie, chicagotribune.com, 5 Oct. 2020
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At this point, Brett Goldstein can get a laugh — and convey Roy’s mood — with a subtle shift of his eyebrows or by altering the rasp of his voice a little.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 July 2021
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Vaughn wants audiences to suspect the artifice and get a laugh out of the clunky clichés being served up and subverted, while innocuously planting seeds that will pay off later in the movie.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
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Later in the interview, Evans admitted that his concerns may stem from the star previously feeling self-conscious about his ability to get a laugh.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2023
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Similarly, Ladybug is constantly quoting trite self-help aphorisms, which invariably get a laugh.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Aug. 2022
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Many of their viral videos on TikTok challenge Argentine negative stereotypes about Chinese people — and get a laugh in the process.
—Lautaro Grinspan, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2024
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