How to Use be laughing in a Sentence

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  • And my dad seemed to be laughing and having a good time.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2021
  • People will be laughing, crying, and singing along to so many of the songs performed that night.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 13 Apr. 2023
  • In the snap, Moss grinned while Crawley, who had her eyes closed, appeared to be laughing at the time the photo was captured.
    — Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2021
  • Ten years ago, the most Googled name in the world belonged to a wide-smiling 13-year-old girl everyone seemed to be laughing at.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 June 2021
  • But the audience would be laughing at the rough edges of this working-class group, chortling at their simple faith.
    — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Nov. 2020
  • If the crypto market recovers and these startups can pull off an exit, a16z will be laughing all the way to the bank yet again.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Standing alone at midcourt, Curry seemed to be laughing and crying at the same time, a euphoric mix of feelings.
    — New York Times, 17 June 2022
  • You’re supposed to be laughing and screaming with your friends — hopefully slightly altered in some way.
    — Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Home buyers in New York and San Francisco will just be laughing, albeit mournfully.
    — John Anderson, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The crowd swelled to about 120 people; everyone seemed to be laughing or dancing, and wherever Campbell looked, she was reminded of what Orange Mound is worth.
    — New York Times, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Republicans should be laughing it out of hand, which is exactly what Democrats would do if the situation were reversed.
    — Mario Loyola, National Review, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Twenty minutes later, ultrasound scans showed that most of the fetuses exposed to the kale flavor seemed to grimace, while most exposed to the carrot appeared to be laughing.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Up in their corporate suite, executives of the Walt Disney Co. must be laughing themselves silly.
    — Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2022

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