How to Use laughter in a Sentence

laughter

noun
  • The audience roared with laughter.
  • Lots of laughter and a few tears.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Lots of laughter and a few tears.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
  • The room burst out in laughter.
    Mike Defabo, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • There was much laughter in the room.
    Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
  • But her joy had been the death of his laughter.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
  • And that’s what laughter was for me.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Lord, let your laughter ring forth.
    Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The crazy chats, the laughter, all of it.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
  • But there is more to the piece than just laughter.
    Courtney Cole, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • Then the laughter would find its way back up the stairs.
    Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
  • First, there’s laughter, or a deep breath.
    Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • This time, there’s no laughter.
    Wesley Morris, New York Times, 9 June 2026
  • That joy is part of your path, and that laughter heals.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Still, though, the subs’ desk rocked with laughter.
    Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Her voice and laughter boomed across rooms or even large stores.
    Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Maybe that’s the best way to end this — with that laughter.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
  • With so much laughter on tap, there is even some room for puns.
    Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • But soon, the kitchen is filled with the sounds of hearty laughter.
    Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022
  • Thank you for all the love, laughter and joy your brought my life.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026
  • The joke took a beat to land, then drew laughter from the crowd.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
  • With such a taste in our mouths, the laughter shrinks in our throats.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Our guests whooped us down the aisle, and there was so much laughter and tears.
    Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Her laughter was said to sound like a babbling brook.
    Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Even just a few moments of laughter can help.
    Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Her laughter and her soft voice way more brilliant.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • There is laughter where there is also loss.
    Vogue, 1 June 2026
  • Jean met her eyes again and exhaled a light puff of laughter.
    Hannah Gold, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
  • And their lovable scowls gave us years of laughter and tears.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Our days are filled with lots of cuddles and laughter and love.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026

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