How to Use have/get the last laugh in a Sentence

have/get the last laugh

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• But the creators of the comic book would have the last laugh.
  — George Gene Gustines, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2022
• Despite that, Wilson may have been the one to get the last laugh.
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2022
• And yet, does anyone feel like Leland might still have the last laugh here?
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 25 July 2024
• Ryan Reynolds isn't going to let Martha Stewart get the last laugh.
  — Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
• But, as Dangle’s wife reminds her petty husband, the artist may have the last laugh.
  — Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
• Yet sterile neutrino advocates might just have the last laugh.
  — Adam Hadhazy, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2019
• James would have the last laugh though, as a VAR review led to a penalty for the hosts on the hour mark.
  — Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
• Army might have won the conference, but Navy has the opportunity to get the last laugh.
  — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
• Neighborhood real estate is on the rise and FanPlex may have the last laugh yet.
  — Pete Corson, ajc, 16 May 2016
• Yet industry pundits will have the last laugh when the Critics Choice Assn.
  — Zoe Hewitt, Variety, 3 Jan. 2022
• And that was a pro, adored by millions who appreciated comic skill and the ability to get the last laugh.
  — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 1 Jan. 2022
• Although Taylor left the yard on Hodges’ pitch, the latter would get the last laugh on the final at-bat of the game.
  — Evan Dudley, al, 18 May 2022
• That is perhaps more the case for the Ducks, which is why this breakup is happening, but the Beavers might just get the last laugh this year.
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
• But Axelrod still managed to have the last laugh, a bitter-sweet victory for Lewis’s fans.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 4 Oct. 2021
• Yet those viewers TikTok-ified into shorter attention spans may have the last laugh.
  — Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
• The rivalry between Wes and Jessie had been building all season, so Jessie tried to get the last laugh.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
• Could holdouts such as San Francisco ultimately have the last laugh?
  — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2012
• Despite the attack on women, Black women and academic freedom, Gay may still get the last laugh.
  — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2024
• For a comic critiqued by some misguided souls as not being funny enough, Gadsby sure understands how to get the last laugh.
  — Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022
• Protective styles such as cornrows, flexi-curls and loose twists are my go-tos, as Jamaica’s humidity will always have the last laugh.
  — Essence, 8 Sep. 2024
• Haylee will have the last laugh at the Weatherspoon dinner table this week as her touchdown — her eighth of the season — moves her two ahead of her older brother.
  — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
• Predicting who will get the last laugh in a potential shootout between Curry and Doncic is much more difficult, though.
  — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
• Stlll, though, Henderson and his family have the last laugh on the cork disc thieves -- those weren't designed by Wright and are of little, if any, value.
  — Lilit Marcus, CNN, 17 Oct. 2021
• Occasionally accused of being streaky even during 20-goal seasons, Lautaro, over time, tends to have the last laugh.
  — James Horncastle, The Athletic, 3 July 2024
• Teachers can get the last laugh before returning to the classroom this fall when the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour comes to town.
  — Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2022
• Yet, like the dubious industrial heroes of the present day, Lang may well have the last laugh, as the leader of a movement to forge a brighter technological future.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022
• As software makers turn to generative AI assistants, will Clippy finally get the last laugh?
  — Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2023
• Kershaw would get the last laugh of the day as his Dodgers would defeat the Cardinals 7-3 in the series finale after a masterful performance by the lefty.
  — Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
• But Cincinnati’s top-10 offense and defense each, respectively, will get the last laugh again, setting up a potential playoff rematch in January.
  — Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 26 Nov. 2022