When I was a little kid that used to make me laugh, and she would ham it up by letting them get as steamy as possible and then pretending she couldn’t see me. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then everybody began laughing, including Merlyn eventually, and seats were sent for so that they could sit down, and bottles of wine were opened so that it should not be a dry meeting. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed through the hole in his face where his nose had been, and Biter started laughing too, until Murch cursed them and told diem to shut up. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“A couch that thinks it’s an envelope or something,” I say, and Freckles and Heidi laugh. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Jack would laugh if he knew, but she’s been in the system long enough to understand that it all comes down to documentation. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

And every time, there was a laughing girl ghost who sat on his lap like she was his sweetheart. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Drop a beat, Colonel Catastrophe,” Takumi said, and I laughed at the idea that a guy as short and dorky as the Colonel could have a rap name. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Joaquin laughed a little, then watched as the joint started to sink to the bottom of the pool. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He groans and grunts while he reads and once in a while he laughs, but he’d never give it up even though all that reading worries his blood, my grandmother said. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man’s eyes were dancing, as if he couldn’t decide whether laughing would cost him his customer or not. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Little older than you be. Happy boy with laugh like gold.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Four things,” he whispered, “that a Lothian cannot trust —a cow’s horn, a horse's hoof, a dog’s snarl, and an Englishman’s laugh.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whoever loses takes a drink, laughing along with the rest of the people in the room. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

We laughed, and I changed the radio station and thought it was over, but then Daisy started reading me an Indianapolis Star story from her phone. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I knew you’d like it,” laughed the letter man, popping two G’s and an R into his mouth and letting the juice drip down his chin. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed a lot and said, “Boys, boys, boys.” The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, three or four cousins asked Deborah to marry them and she just laughed, saying, “Man, is you crazy? That ain’t no game, you know? It affects the child!” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“My Little Tomato,” Marcus said, and he made a sort of laugh, like he also couldn’t believe we were actually talking. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Too steady, maybe. Too serious, maybe. He laughs when there’s something to laugh at, but he doesn’t play enough. He’s been with the king’s councillors too much.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Playing ball in the streets after school, laughing and calling to their friends? Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I should have thought better about following them inside the double front doors of the old deli when they started laughing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

When he asks why we don’t see Erin anymore, I say, “Basketball is my girlfriend now,” which makes him laugh, and I guess it does sound pretty funny. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Maginot Line put a fat hand on one of the folds of her stomach and laughed. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he guessed something of my shyness at last for he took my hand, and kissed it, and laughed a little, even as he spoke. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Dylan looks me in the eye, and he’s not laughing. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Once it all seemed so absurd that I laughed out loud while on my knees. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scarcely leaving him room to breathe, he attached the lead and laughed aloud. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Coach laughs, plucks a weed growing through a crack on the steps. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then she’d laughed and said, “Why the hell not?” and ordered plates of it for herself, too. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

His expression after he says this makes me laugh—like he’s surprised by his own words. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He laughed, pleased with his joke, while Shimzen slapped him on the shoulder. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I never could substitute in an emergency, she would tell me with a laugh, because I was too light. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed, and I noticed for the first time he had a gold tooth. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The women chatter together in quick incomprehensible languages, they laugh, showing perfect, pure-white teeth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Often he was laughed at, and when this happened he held his stunted body very straight and spoke scornfully in words of many syllables. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

No matter how much Dad is trying to keep things normal with his New York City scavenger hunt, no matter how much we all try to laugh at his corny jokes, these tears are here. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

He does not say much but clomps around making strange faces and noises, to make the others laugh. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

This made us all laugh a little, though it was kind of a nervous type of laugh. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Whenever I saw you, you were surrounded by a flock of girls and at least two boys, you were always laughing, and you were always the center of attention!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

While the other kids cleared out of the room, laughing and joking and starting their after-school games, I gathered up my stack of books and came to stand by Mr. Ostrowski’s desk. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Children who seemed to have escaped evacuation ran about on the grass shouting and laughing, the band struggled with music beyond its capabilities, and deck chairs still cost twopence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

For a while, I even manage a few laughs thinking of it—seeing us running barefoot through the dew and the frightening nettles of people’s front lawns. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Alex laughs weakly again, but he’s got a distinct feeling of something being pulled out of his hands right before he could grasp it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The idea was funny to them and they wanted to laugh. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Is that all you’ve got?” he asks, and I actually laugh. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I laugh, and it echoes in the dungeon like shattered glass. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Emo was laughing loudly, pointing at the body hanging stiffly, swaying a little in the gusts of wind, then pointing at Leroy kneeling on Pinkie’s throat. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t ever imagine a life without my uncle, his laughing, his stories, the way he looks at the world. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

We burst out laughing and immediately looked around to see if anyone was watching us. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Told you he would feel it soon,” Woody said, laughing. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The police “just stood by and laughed,” said another. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Only here, she could listen and laugh and even talk some herself if she wanted to. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Chuck fully laughed this time, a squeaky sort of snort. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Hungry as a bear and twice as mean,” Henry said with a laugh. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

But they all laughed at that—an appeal went to a committee for study. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hear his wicked laugh, so mean and dirty it makes my stomach freeze up and my knees feel squishy. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The cadet laughed through the bullhorn, which made him seem as sinister as Poseidon was with Odysseus when he kept foiling his attempts to get home to Ithaca. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t feel like being laughed at by her friends. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

She glanced at me and saw that I was laughing too, and nodded. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Among them came the boy’s aunt, who did not laugh. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Alex bites his lip and watches Henry squeeze their waists in return, and then Alex has him, inhaling the clean smell of him, laughing into the crook of his neck. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The others laughed but my dad didn’t let it bother him. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The women gathered around and I showed them what I had while they laughed and did the things women do: flicked lint off my jacket, pressed me on the shoulder to make me sit down. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spit out a mouthful of beer I laughed so hard. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” she laughed strongly, “but Wednesday we turn the mattresses. It smells a lot better here on Thursday.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll find this is no laughing matter. Take that ’at off, see?” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He paid attention to the way I coughed, laughed, scratched my head, spoke; in sum, all the external manifestations of what he called my gender identity. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Mama was standing up chatting with another woman, and Akira was laughing as Mama held him. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He glanced over to me, saw what I was holding, and all of his anxiety melted with a single short laugh of recognition. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

There is a sound like a woman laughing nearby, or perhaps it is only the rustling of the trees as you push your way forward, searching for the next door, the next room. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

At the end of the night, we all walk out together, the two of them laughing about Ron’s Zorro costume. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I had to give a small laugh too, although I wasn’t tickled at all. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he said this, I suddenly remembered a drawing Laura had done once of her intestines and laughed. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed all the way back to my hole. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he saw she was completely at ease, grinning and talking with her escorts, and Leo realized that the mermaids were laughing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Mom laughs and turns another page of the yearbook. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Tony stared at his brother, paused for about ten seconds, and then cracked up laughing. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Then all three dogs tossed back their heads and laughed at the Alps. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I laughed because I thought she was making a joke, but then I realized she wasn’t. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She burst into the living room, duffel bag over her shoulder, laughing and belting out one of those goofy summer-camp songs kids sing at night around the fire. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed and said yes, and the golden retriever covered me with kisses. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They pointed at us and laughed out loud. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

If they could make me laugh—and it wasn’t easy to hold back—I’d be in even more trouble. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Someone claims to have once known a girl named Anna Graham—“Get it? Anagram!”—and everyone laughs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They drank out of golden goblets and laughed and laughed. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I grab a fluffy pink pillow and cover my head—I’m still embarrassed remembering everyone laughing at me about the straws. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Calder’s mom, Yvette Pillay, had short hair the color of an apricot and a jingly laugh that made other people laugh even when they didn’t know why. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Gradually, however, as the white players began opening up to me, talking, laughing and even joking, I began feeling comfortable in their midst, with the result that I was soon playing at their level. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The question was so ridiculous Percy laughed, even though it hurt his lungs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Now the man laughs, and his laugh echoes up between the walls. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then he sank the knife in with a mighty push and his huge mouth roared a laugh so big I could see all the way back to his gold teeth. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I avoided making eye contact because I knew we’d both break up laughing. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Piper laughs first, then the whole class busts up. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me and Mama laugh, cuz Charlie’s started this thing where she hears a big word and then repeats it as much as she can. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Then it was harder than ever not to laugh. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

All she could think of was how her friends would laugh when they found out she had a pregnant mother. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t think it would look too good for the mistress of Manderley to be seen driving with someone like me, is that it?” he said, and he laughed, shaking his head at me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was sad to see them go, for I had wanted to hold the little one and make him laugh. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys at school think she’s beautiful because her hair is shiny black like raven feathers and when she laughs, she flicks her hair back like a satin shawl over her shoulders and laughs. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed with him, hiding a secret twinge of regret — why did he have to look like a runway model when I couldn’t? Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I love Oregon,” she says with a hiccup attempt at a laugh. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed, and said he didn’t believe in heaven or hell, just dust unto dust. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter laughed and said, “Possibly. But you know you’ll have to work very hard. You’ll have to learn mathematics, and navigation, and celestial geography.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

"That's a diamond," somebody said, and a lot of people burst out laughing. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Roy Lee leaned over and wiggled his eyebrows and whispered in my ear, “Old Glory,” and, against my will, I laughed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her face was flushed, her lipstick faded, and she laughed at everything Mr. Sen said. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

New recruits would roam the streets, laughing and talking about fighting the Japanese. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She covered her mouth with her hand when she laughed and kept touching Diego’s arm. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Rufus does a mock Harlem Shake to either impress me or make me laugh, and it works on both counts, mainly because his confidence is glowing and admirable. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Boys and girls exchanging cards and gifts, laughing and giggling and stealing kisses. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And when I peek through the door, there’s Rosa in her wheelchair, laughing with two other girls in wheelchairs. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Has to raise his one eyebrow at his backward dance move and try to make his friend laugh. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He could easily suffer Sutic’s fate if he wasn’t careful, but he seemed unaware of this as he slapped his knee and laughed with those around him. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

"Still," I said, "there's your universe, and that drip-drop upon the water you hear is all the history you've made, all you're going to make. Now laugh, you scientists. Let's hear you laugh!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chronicler gave a laugh that sounded slightly hysterical. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Riddle smiled; the other boys laughed and cast him admiring looks. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He laughed, and somehow that broke the tension. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first time I'd heard either one of them laugh for a very long time. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

We’re standing just in front of the store when two black teenage girls walk out laughing with each other. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

As the door slams behind me, I hear kids laughing at my answer. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

When they made compost heaps and tried to conserve every little ounce of living matter, I laughed at them. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Fair Gwen is laughing to herself and shaking her head. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The only cheese around here is you,” she responds, and I must say, we both laugh and give her some encouragement. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The boys laughed and went to work nailing down lids. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, to satisfy them, I told the only joke I knew, one that had made me laugh out loud when I heard it, even though I’d never repeated it myself. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m housebroken. I play the harmonica. I’m a barrel of laughs. Come into the back so we can talk business.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I actually laughed and, spotting a honey-free place near the base of the statue, worked to get it covered up. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arthur’s laugh is higher and louder, and I don’t know much about him, but I have no doubts his laugh is legit. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Sam laughs just a little until Lee Lee tells her, “It’s okay. You can laugh at me. It’s pretty pathetic, I know.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And then she looks up at me with raised eyebrows and a perfectly round mouth, and I can’t help but laugh. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He laughed, holding his stomach and doubling over. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Soft enough to hold baby Cynthia and stare at her and laugh and laugh like she was the greatest joke ever told. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I didn’t really follow what he was saying, because I was completely distracted by Jake and Tyler, who had started nudging one another, mouths open, half laughing, the moment Auggie had come on-screen. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She saw his mouth twist and wondered if he was nauseous or if maybe, possibly, he was trying not to laugh. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But now, in the midst of two dozen teasing, laughing people, he must kiss her and make a joke of it. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose I should save all this for Ms. Jacobs,” Stephanie said, laughing while taking a travel pack of Kleenex from her pocket. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He laughed and resumed his eating, a meal he had started forty minutes earlier. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Merry, Pippin, and Sam sat at their ease laughing and talking and singing, while the Shirriffs stumped along trying to look stern and important. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Aunt Loma said as much to her daddy one time, but he just laughed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She gave her father a sad, pathetic laugh. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

His friend laughed, but they stayed perfectly still while the animal ate. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marty thought I was laughing at something else, so he got started, too, and pretty soon we were all laughing, and so everybody at the icecream store was looking at us. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But all during the drive north, and then east, Jody had joked and laughed and chattered and not seemed to mind that I only said, "My" or "Gosh" or "You don't say." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then Asta became a monkey and stood on her hands, and they both laughed. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

When he laughs you can see how white and small and pretty his teeth are and you can see his eyes shine. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, he certainly was. Perhaps he thought you’d laugh at him.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I could have made them laugh harder. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed then, because it sounded so melodramatic. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would have laughed, if he hadn't hurt so much. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

More wizards were joining the marching group, laughing and pointing up at the floating bodies. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She put her face down to stare at it and laughed. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

As Mars unwound from his laughing fit, he studied Maniac up and down; aware, too, that Maniac was studying him. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

You laugh at the barber who cracks jokes on the folks who come in. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Everyone laughed at the idea that hunters would bother to bring their wives with them. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra laughed with the rest of them, but she was trembling inside. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“It was not surprising that some Los Alamos scientists filled the air with horse laughs,” acknowledged York. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Petey laughed right ’long with ’em, never knowing the joke was on him. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Toby watched them roll around on the floor, laughing together. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The laughing stopped, and from that moment on she did a perfect imitation of a sullen, pout-lipped teenager. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

If he failed and everyone laughed, Ryan might not give back the motorcycle after all. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Every time they looked at me, they laughed harder. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

So I did think John was laughing at me, and it made me feel terrible, until finally—and the psychiatrists would say this was healthy—I began to get mad! The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

She began to flutter like a moth and a honeyed laugh spilled from her. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Theresa began to talk about moderation, and how too much laughing upset the digestive process, but that was funny too. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either way, such moments were few and far between, and it felt good to laugh, as it did to see Trina’s face fight up. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The guy laughed and shook his head, disappointed. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“She really did laugh at them. She liked a good joke, she did, and I miss her. She’s taken a little trip.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

She laughed, as if Trevor had asked the funniest question ever. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Omakayas forgot the bears, forgot the whispering of the plants, became a cousin within a pack of cousins, roaming the camps, stealing bits of sugar, laughing at each other. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

In the dining room, a grandly dressed woman sat at the head of the table and laughed until she began to wheeze. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Their laughs fed each other and climbed to a hysterical pitch. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was smoke in the air, sweet from the fragrance of perfume, and there was laughing. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hiroshi acts like he’s whacking his cousin on the head, and everyone laughs. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When he gave her no answer she laughed and said, "Father will be ever so relieved." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Wynn had a laugh that sounded like a horse neigh, and it made us giggle even harder. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He was short and round and he had an accent that made you laugh. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Any time it rained in Bali, the clouds cracked open and fat drops of laughing gas fell down on everyone. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I must have looked terrible, because she raised an eyebrow and laughed at me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I laughed, and was heartened to see him smile a little in response. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

A bunch of guys, sweaty and laughing, make their way to the water fountain. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

"And a vat of gravy," Fredo cracked, but Simeon didn't laugh. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

She laughs, then takes a final sip of her mango juice. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I would sit listening for hours, wondering how on earth they could laugh so freely, trying to grasp the miracle that gave their debased lives the semblance of a human existence. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mummy laughed from the armchair across from us. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

We laugh awkward, self-conscious laughs and then laugh at ourselves for being so very awkward and self-conscious. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They had their guns pointed at us, but we laughed at them and walked outside to where military vehicles waited to transport us somewhere. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I held my hand to my mouth to suppress a laugh. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They ate with us, laughed with us, cried with us. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Each boy seemed to be saying, “I have a name and a face and a laugh and a cry. Can you see me? Can you hear me?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

We laughed like mad, strangely giddy, half in disbelief that we’d made it this far—across the water, through the woods, past snarling hollows and death squads of wights, all the way to London. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“The oddest things make me laugh these days.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Still Ralph laughed and insisted, “Sure is true,” until finally she confronted him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait,” Minli said, “isn’t this the City? The palace is in another city ? ” “You must not be from around here,” the boy laughed. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple tried not to laugh; he wasn’t even pretending like he wanted to suffer their company a moment longer than he absolutely had to. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Dumbstruck, I waited in the street while she bought licorice drops, which she selected one by one, with that tinkling laugh of hers, tossing some into her mouth and handing others to her sister. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt the tremor of his breath on my neck as he laughed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Will had concealed his well, laughed loud, exploited perverse virtues, and never let his jealousy go wandering. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

These were things Dari did a lot—laugh and shake hands. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The aroma was like laughing gas in the dentist’s chair—it made everything else go away. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“How long should we keep him back there?” the husky voice said, with a deep laugh. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I was a bit wasted,” he says, then laughs. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Colonel didn’t seem too keen on the whole idea—“I’m going to have to sleep in a tent,” he said, and I laughed. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t been friends exactly—Harry didn’t really have friends, only followers; Anton and Sully basically just stood behind him and laughed at everything he did—but they hadn’t been enemies, either. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Don’t laugh —” Just then Hermione climbed in through the portrait hole. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She laughed at Sammy’s jokes and turned cartwheels on the sand with him and tossed him up over her shoulders into the water until he was exhausted. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t mean to laugh, but I did anyway. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed because if there's one thing Jazz loved to brag about, it was her cooking. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

When I found a hazelnut buttercream, I could hardly chew it for laughing. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

But when he lowered his hands, I saw he was laughing, rainwater streaming down his head and face, his arms now reaching toward the sky. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of my eye, I see Lara clap a hand over her mouth to keep from laughing out loud. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Aphrodite, however, laughed gently and kissed her daughter. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But her face twists up into a laugh. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom looks up at us with a smile and says, “That’s when you remind me of him the most, Maisie. When you laugh your deep belly laugh.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He emptied cupboards and drawers, he unmade his bed, he grabbed homework papers and ran away, laughing. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

DeVante coughs into his fist like he wants to laugh too. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“If you could fly,” A-Fu laughed, “you would not need to see him!” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Laurie burst out with a hearty boy’s laugh, which made several passers-by smile in spite of themselves. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes an acorn would bounce off Roz’s body—clang!—and everyone would laugh and giggle together. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I found myself laughing crazily as I ran. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed with just a hint of uncontrol in the sound. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has the audience from the get-go, though; I can hear them laughing, shouting out. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I remember how he laughed, I tell my grandmother and she smiles and says, Because you laugh just like him. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

They did not joke or laugh as they loaded the burros. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was never a sudden braking and backing up to shout or laugh with a friend. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughs again—through her nose—and says, “Yes, sir.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I pulled to the curb in a no-parking area, cut my motor, and leaned back in the seat and laughed, and I couldn’t stop. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

High-Tech looked at him for a moment and laughed and offered the bottle, but Ugwu shook his head. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I will not,” she said, laughing, “refer to my potential patron as Annabelle.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

One time when I stopped to let the motor cool off and said something funny, they not only didn’t laugh, they didn’t even hear me. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

"Okay. Okay...that's enough for today!" she said, trying not to laugh herself. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

To fight the boredom and have something to do, I chattered all morning, saying whatever came into my head and making everyone laugh. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Her cheeks were pink from laughing, and she was shaking her head. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

We don’t laugh long, there is no more bread and we’re hungry, the four of us. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Today we are Cinderella because our feet fit exactly, and we laugh at Rachel’s one foot with a girl’s grey sock and a lady’s high heel. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was the men. They were so stupid ...” “You needn’t tell me. I know that brother of mine. He was sitting up on top laughing, not giving a word of direction.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The men on the wagon began to laugh and shout and sing. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

So now we met in secret to talk, to listen to each other, to laugh. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They laugh at the stories of all the mischief you and I used to cause! The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed, an over-hearty guffaw, and her parents promptly laughed as well. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was healthy now, and growing fast, with big feet and ears; recently he had watched, laughing, when the mother dog had growled at it because it was nipping at her own ears in play. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The men outside were laughing, and she found it difficult to concentrate on Fenoglio’s words. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He laughed, shaking his head of coppery, curled hair. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the Renegades—including the three coaches—are now standing and looking my way, and everyone is smiling or laughing. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Some adults and kids sit in chairs spread around the room, talking and laughing. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m only laughing because—well, I think I’m the accordion too,” she says. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He laughs, looks at me, and whispers, “At the last dinner she burned boiling water. Burned. Boiling. Water.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Were not guys,” Zohra laughs, and I remember I told her about how my parents always say that to us since “guy” means “cow” in Urdu. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

On and off and on and off until he was laughing at the magic of the running water and the chicken and bread that lay balmy in his stomach. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It took a second, but they both laughed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The wine steward’s face turned the color of a plum, and a serving girl bit down on her lip to prevent a laugh. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yeah," she said, "but—" "There's no but," he said, laughing. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Four robbers were grouped around the elf, laughing and stabbing. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

They both laughed loudly, and a cameraman photographed them. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shut the door and returned to the table, where everybody was talking and laughing except for Akira, who was staring listlessly into space. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He laughs and I pick up the sweatshirt—a logo of Hillman College from that old TV show A Different World—and hand it to him. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

My father must have realised the depth of my resolve not to stay in the tribal reserve, for he simply laughed; he never brought the issue up again during our stay. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The soldiers on shore laughed at their fright, and the sailors on board beat them with their whips. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was afraid he would laugh at me. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Let them laugh if they wanted to; he would not move until his heart left from under his chin and went back down into his chest where it belonged. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or else she drank the stuff that Pope brought and laughed a great deal and went to sleep. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I almost laugh at the thought of Marv swearing at the other end in disgust. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Mom laughed and shook her head at the same time. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Moon Orchid, who never understood the gravity of things, started smiling and laughing, pointing at Brave Orchid. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What does the goose mean?” said Meg, laughing and trying to look unconscious. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laugh, making a snow angel too, my whole body cold from the snow, but warm from the moment. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

She laughed like she was chortling at the clouds and walked away. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

‘The rain has ended,’ she said; ‘and new waters are running downhill, under the stars. Let us now laugh and be glad!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“That’s all I got,” my father said, laughing again and returning the nickel to his pocket. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed, and I said, “And, no, we are not even. Ryan Dean West has officially pulled into the lead.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When you’re giving evidence in court, you’re unlikely to address the judge with “yaknowwhamean?”; and conversely the language you use in court would cause your peer group back on the street to fall about laughing. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mumbling and grumbling, Grandpa said, “If you fellows were as cold as I am, you wouldn’t be laughing.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I say sternly, although I’m finding it hard not to laugh. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

That made her burst out laughing, and then I knew I had her where I wanted her. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

She felt dizzy and wanted to cry and laugh at the same time. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He laughs and takes the seat across the table from me. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I noticed Elijah smiled at Harry, who looked down like he was trying not to laugh. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

We burst out laughing, then began talking about the baby. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Sal and I laugh and dare each other to clap at the wrong time. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t figure out why I was laughing. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I try to get the swing going myself but all I can do is move it back and forth and I’m angry because Freddie and Malachy are laughing at the way I can’t swing. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. threw her hands over her mouth but still managed to laugh out loud. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He laughed, for he had seen the quick tigthening of her mouth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Not a chance,” I say back, and we both laugh. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He looked half his age and felt wonderful, and to prove it he ran and jumped and rolled and laughed and gave little yips of pure joy. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Esme always gives me one of those spoons hanging in the tree to stir it, and we drink with our pinkies in the air and laugh. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

She planted her feet and waited for the laugh to come. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

That abject hypocrite, Pumblechook, nodded again, and said, with a patronizing laugh, “It’s more than that, Mum. Good again! Follow her up, Joseph!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted his sword to make a run at me, and I laughed—howled— and threw an apple at him. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Erin tries to laugh, but only starts to cry harder. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. O’Connor gasps and laughs and says to my mother, Isn’t that a howl, now? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then she laughed like we were old friends gossiping. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Turned the hoe- cake with a plate and then made a little laugh. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Baba’s stony eyes bore into mine and, just like that, I wasn’t laughing anymore. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Grace laughed and signaled the waitress for more mayonnaise. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Singer could see the other patients calling out to each other and laughing. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I ask Dad, Is this Cuchulain? and the guard laughs till his face turns red. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

There was a little silence, and then Theodora laughed quickly and said, “No.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced up at Dympna as she approached and gave a laugh, and exclaimed in a broad American accent, “Well, look what we have here—three gorgeous English gals to fly with!” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

A few minutes ago I’d been crying on the floor like a kindergarten baby and now I was looking in the mirror laughing. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fidencio was laughing with one of the other men and playfully pretending to jab at him with his fists. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He laughed and, sitting on the edge, he waved his legs off the side. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman at the front desk is drinking her coffee and laughing with one of the students. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was the girl with the long hair who had frowned at her friends for laughing. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Aron said, “I want to get out of this town. I don’t ever want to come back. They still call us Lettuce-heads. They laugh at us.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I laugh so hard I think I might bust a gut. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You know what to do,” Chief said, and his guests laughed, three guffawing, knowing men. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I thought about Paul and my mom, how she smiled and laughed more whenever he was around, and how Paul had gone out of his way to get me into high school. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Had the situation not been so tragic, we might have laughed. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It makes me realize how much we usually laugh together, rolling our eyes every time Mrs. Kluck glares at Sara’s mother. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

A boom box played mellow indie rock as they all sat around their campfire eating and talking and laughing. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She laughed and gave the plastic piece under her foot an extra scuff. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“If I looked like that,” said the Julian voice, kind of laughing, “I swear to God, I’d put a hood over my face every day.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I wanted to laugh at her, to tell her, I'm not here for you, I couldn’t be less interested in your daughter. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I stepped in front of the prisoner who was to shave me, he just laughed and motioned me on. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I laughed before I could stop myself, then felt a twinge of remorse. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He laughed and then winced at the volume of his own chuckle. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

That got a laugh, and Holly settled into teaching. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Her friends laughed and echoed her, cursing at Kathy in half a dozen different ways. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Any of them would be lucky to marry you. You are very pretty,” I would whisper back, and my sister would bat her eyelashes and laugh. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She pretended to lack a big guy in the crotch and we both laughed. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't know if they really were laughing, but I was pretty sure they were. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Would she still be laughing when she realized that I had taken something from her suitcase? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I knew this pleased my mother, for she would at once laugh, and lose her look of worry. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clarence kept flying ahead of us and then flying back, looking down and laughing. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

As people walked out of the tunnel, I imagined he was somewhere in the back of the plane, telling the flight attendants stories, making everyone laugh, and us wait. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He threw back his head and laughed in the sun, then winced. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now that I can picture,” I said, laughing. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone laughed, but most of those who had stayed behind were looking uneasily in the direction of the village. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Grandma had a memorable way of laughing at the end of these sermons. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mike caught up to us as we walked in the doors, laughing, with ice melting the spikes in his hair. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

That name alone almost made me howl with laughter, but I kept telling myself not to laugh through my mouth, but out the other direction. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When my family came to visit, their arguing and laughing and singing and shouting echoed through the quiet halls. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I think I probably laughed for five minutes straight. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The Director lets out a raw, brittle laugh. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

They only laughed at us, and we laughed along with them. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing. You had this look on your face like you couldn’t believe she said that. She claimed it was a joke and laughed. I laughed, and then you laughed.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Dad stares at me for a second and then bursts out laughing. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The black people I met laughed at me, as if saying, “Didn’t we warn you, fool?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think so. She was with some other women and they were laughing as they walked away.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

A laugh started in my throat, but then she put her mouth on mine. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

They all laughed then, and Joe said, “Do you know what she said today? That a mouse was as important as a buffalo!” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

"I left after social studies because kids were laughing at me." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It’s better to be here, in silence, than in the Pit, watching everyone laugh with their families. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I feel a little bit jealous of how easily they laugh together. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The nice thing about the Queen of Flanders’ daughter, had been that she did not laugh at him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, they laugh, which is, basically, the same thing. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Once Eric had left again, they could not help but look at one another and laugh. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Thomas turned to see his original pursuer still coming, though it had slowed a bit, clasping and unclasping a metal claw as if mocking him, laughing. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

In fact, it felt so good to laugh, I didn’t want to stop. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hero in one of the Norse stories who laughs aloud while his foes cut his heart out of his living flesh shows himself superior to his conquerors. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did a laugh and put his arm round me, though we kept sitting side by side. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He skids along the maze, looking which way to go, and we laugh when he gets himself in a dead end. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reached out to snag Vonetta but she was quick and leaped away, laughing. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

And he shuffles up the lane laughing away to himself. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Clancy must have seen the realization in my eyes, because he let out a low, humorless laugh. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

On April 16, when Lee Strunk drew the number 17, he laughed and muttered something and went down quickly. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Omer stuck his face into it as she passed and she laughed. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

David laughed and pointed the flashlight so that it lit her face rather than his. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

They moved me to uncontrollable fits of laughing and crying. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed when Safa smacked her lips on our way home. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I was trying to sound reproachful, but I couldn’t help laughing. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed into his bandana and then pulled it down to reveal a smile wide with white teeth. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. Modesty is one of my worst faults,” Bull shouted, laughing, enjoying himself in the last fifty miles of his journey. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if it was nerves or what, but all three of us burst out laughing. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You mean you eat halal?” he asks, laughing again. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Sander gave a laugh that held no disdain, only amusement. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I laugh and join the conversation, hoping to quell his suspicions. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I laughed and cheered, too, because this was exactly what I wanted, and I knew I should’ve been the happiest of all—but for some reason, the happy feeling turned sticky inside me. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I look up to see that her eyes are already laughing at me. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We are not playing hide-and-seek, Harry,” said Voldemort’s soft, cold voice, drawing nearer, as the Death Eaters laughed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Down to where the guys on the corner laugh low and shout dirty jokes to one another, cracking up and slapping skin as they try to top each other. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chaos of Ketterdam was unchanged—ships unloading their cargo at the docks, tourists and soldiers on leave pouring out of boats, laughing and shouting to each other on their way to the Barrel. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“She was never particularly bright, so I shouldn’t be sad,” she said thoughtfully, and Amaka laughed and said, “Mom!” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“People helped me, then they turned into monsters and laughed at me.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I’m not so sure what he’s laughing at. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Most ignored him and kept going, some laughed at him, but a few were intimidated by his rank and had stopped, though he lacked any personal authority. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He used to laugh at me, flailing in front of him. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

There was a mob of kids outside like always, pushing and laughing and standing around talking, even though it was still freezing and had started to rain. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

With her head at such a funny angle, Jinny couldn’t see very well, but she could hear it when Ess began to laugh. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

There was nothing for it but to laugh at our beautiful and wild mother. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a matter fact, he was one of the only people who could make any of us laugh back then. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

They laughed when Obinze said, “I don’t understand why fox hunting is such a big issue in this country. Aren’t there more important things?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She was standing across the yard pulling the twins and Pita into her arms and laughing at something. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Those shy prep school guys at mixers with their endearing long hands and blushing complexions, I could make them laugh. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

His concerned look morphs into a slight chuckle followed by a full-blown laugh. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

They must go straight to bed, with no playing, laughing, or even talking. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nailer would have laughed if she hadn’t seemed so fearful. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. March laughed, and smoothed down her maternal pride as she asked, “Well, my swan, what is your plan?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she laughed when I made a face. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The SS officers laughed at it and taunted it, and left it tied to the fence. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The other young men—Frenchmen, Germans, Swedes, Greeks—all laughed. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She laughed and said, “Don’t worry, it wasn’t Lice I was puttin’ in a hole. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The three of them laughed, but only the three of them. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Skeeter kind a laugh, but I can tell she don’t think it’s funny. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

This makes a few others at the table laugh. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Eric looks from me to Tobias and laughs, too loudly and for too long—the sound is menacing and grates against me like sandpaper. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Moss laughed at that one; his father had been furious. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His friends laughed—Grenn, Toad, Satin, the whole lot of them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t let my good friend Sammy go, Red, I’m going to make you say how much you love Martin Luther King,” Ben said, and much of the crowd laughed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toby didn’t acknowledge the question, and the man laughed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Running over to a bark-lined pit in the ground, she jumped in and began treading rice with a frantic pace that made everyone around her laugh. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know everyone! ” she said with a laugh. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The man laughed at something over my shoulder. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

My arms are flailing and I’m grinning and laughing so hard my stomach aches. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The man looks over at us, outraged, which makes me laugh so hard, I nearly spit out my coffee. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Opinions differ on whether he choked to death while laughing or was crushed by the crowd. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The rangers laughed, and Tonk said, “We just work the edges of the infestation, to keep the flowers from spreading. This spot is right smack in the middle. No hope left.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t raised his hand and he made everyone laugh so he had to go up to Father Byrnes and hold out his hands, palms up. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If any of them knew and still laughed, I'd be coming for them next. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But the person just laughed at the old man and continued walking. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

These two talked together, and the woman laughed lightly and looked at the young man from the corner of her eyes, her head turned aside, and they did not hear Wang Lung. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It's hard to laugh over anything without him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Because of the cheetahs, he snaps back, so amused, he almost falls out of his chair, which causes all of us to laugh, and get past my hair issue for now. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Perhaps someday, if they survived, they would look back on it and laugh, but not now. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The parlour “aunts” began to laugh at the parlour “uncles.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they all three laughed ashamedly and began to climb back to the track. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

And then Hannah saw me and did this obviously fake laugh and grabbed Maddie’s arm so they could look at something on her phone together. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The door was open, but he couldn’t see her, could only hear her laughing, a low private laugh as though she had won a bet. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke had never thought about this until just now, and it made him laugh, a little too loudly, seeing as he was officially on the lam. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We laughed like we always did after a fight. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I remember standing there in that family’s gigantic backyard with their grass more green than any color green I had seen before and watching Rocky the Clown run and chase and laugh with them kids. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

For a moment, her breath stalled, and then she laughed, a dizzying, exhilarating laugh, because her life had become a charmed film in which people found each other again. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They are generally younger, white, male, mostly talking and laughing and pointing to the house. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says to the horse, G’up ower that, and the horse shakes his head and rattles the harness and Mr. Hannon laughs.That fool of a horse loves to work, he says. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

For an hour we were their choir, our weak, raspy voices serenading them as they laughed and talked and ate—and the food they ate! Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Need to hear her voice, her laugh, that way of hers that pulled me away from it all. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

In the heartbeat of silence that followed his shouts, Pilate laughed. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

People working near me around the small mountain of corn laughed at my blisters and told me I was being initiated. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Did I always laugh because I thought I had to? The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I burst out laughing because the whole thing is so revolting I can't stand it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I was in my gifted class when I started hiccuping, which made the others laugh. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I laugh at this, thinking it’s funny—whether it’s true or not. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Miyax laughed, and dragged the caribou leg back to her tent. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed a quiet little laugh, and we all laughed about that. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We both laughed and laughed and finally he said: “All right, all right. Mercy.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She laughed and ran off to catch up with the others. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“And they asked if I was afraid of enclosed spaces, because the makeup and bodysuit for E.T. is evidently going to be very, very thick, and I laughed and said, ‘Enclosed spaces? Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I did that to you,” he said sheepishly, and I laughed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt a shiver at the sound of her laugh, as though someone was slowly pouring a tin of cold water down his back. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Two voices called now, with an undertone of laughing disbelief. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when others laughed at him loudly he smiled painfully, never knowing at what they laughed, and looking about hastily to see if he had offended someone. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Becky laughed, and the laugh caught in her throat and bubbled into a cough. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave his powerless laugh again and Tea Cake and the boy joined in with him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

When something is funny, we laugh loud and long even if that means we’re the only ones laughing. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“She can come up if she wants to, even without laughing—and she knows it.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

At this of course the Donkey twitched its ears forward—and that also was so funny that everybody laughed all the more. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

We shout at these drivers, a string of bad words, and they laugh at us. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Might be the last time we can get away with it,” Bobbie adds, laughing. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He laughed and bellowed, “Don’t you want the money? Come back and pick it up.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

September 2 After school Not that I care to understand what Pink Boy says, but I have to if I’m to laugh back at him one day. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Then after a moment, he did a small laugh and said: “But that’s a funny idea. Maybe I did know, somewhere deep down. Something the rest of you didn’t.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fred and Chico danced and hopped and laughed and almost forgot about the prison bars between them. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Leafie’s laugh rolled out with the cigarette smoke and turned to a cough. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

That particular laugh came on our one and only camping trip. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I stand outside his room when he and Heather are hanging out and listen to them gossip, laugh, be goofy. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Milo, of course. We all want to spend more time in combat. But people like you and me serve in different ways. Look at my own record,” Colonel Cathcart uttered a deprecatory laugh. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

But there were no other people named Junior in Reardan, so I was being laughed at because I was the only one who had that silly name. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I played it back and then all of us were laughing. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He had laughed the first time I made the comparison, waved his fingers in front of my face like he was casting a spell over me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They both laughed a little more, and I shifted my bag from one shoulder to the other and spun around and left. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The rest of us fought to keep from laughing. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I didn’t feel like sharing or laughing or pretending that everything was all good. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Miles laughed again—I was almost used to the sound by now. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

When I said this I remember he laughed, and stretched his hand to me across the breakfast table. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mo laughed quietly, and for a moment his face didn’t look quite so careworn. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

There’s happiness, as I watch Connor take Mom’s hand, as she laughs at something he’s said, as Jack walks by my side. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She laughed and leaned out the window, throwing the empty bottle into the grass. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

A second officer, assigned to dog the recruits, walked up and laughed at him. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Nash leaped, and we were cloppeting down the street on those two flats and two good tires, with Papa laughing, sipping from the bottle. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll take that happy tail wag as a yes,” Jenny said with a laugh. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Her mother called it the ladies’ parlor, because it was where she entertained her friends, where they laughed and hailed each other by their nicknames—Art! Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When she played with him, he would laugh and say, “You don’t win by hitting the ball with anger o!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

My father laughed a rich rolling laugh, and I looked up. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed again, thinking at first this was more trying-to-get-the-sandwich business. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The trees all had faces, and they were laughing at him, laughing, and the howl came again. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She laughed and I joined in because it showed I knew what she meant even if I wasn’t sure what was funny about Aunt Gloria making Dad feel insane. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once when the small wild lilies were blooming, I wove them into Maa’s hair, and she laughed like a girl. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She said it in a shy way, laughing a little. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Then we jumped up and bumped chests, and I started laughing so hard. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They probably just wanted to make us laugh a little bit so we wouldn’t be too nervous about landing on the moon for the first time ever. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The butcher takes the pig’s head off a shelf and when Malachy says, Ooh, look at the dead dog, the butcher and Mam burst out laughing. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She laughs, but there's a hollow sound to it. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally shook her head, a laugh building inside her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Or maybe she just enjoyed seeing two people smiling and laughing. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The children sat there and laughed and laughed out of happiness and Teacher smiled and smiled. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Ronan laughs, his pole is yanked hard—a great white shark comes out of the water like a rocket off a launchpad. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Then all of a sudden she laughed out loud. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Their daddy was laughing and said, “I’m sorry, Johnny. I have to admit, I just couldn’t believe it. I brought this rope more to be funny, but it’s a good thing.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I told Mr. Ferris how they both laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The blurry-faced girl tilts her head and lets out the creepiest laugh—it sounds like multiple people are laughing at once. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Half asleep, he was staring at me, his eyes filled with terror, as though he expected me to burst out laughing and tell him to go back to bed. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone laughs at the deep thunder she plays on the piano. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Her little audience looks at me and starts laughing. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But he just shrugged his shoulders and laughed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I hear the boys at the table, laughing and talking about who they would date and who they wouldn’t. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Are you one of those people who laughs really hard at bad jokes?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

It took all her will not to laugh. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Then they laughed because it was silly—the three of them acting like wise philosophers, standing on the stairs. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

I thought he sulfered from a chill, but recognized then that he laughed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I just about broke out laughing when she held me by the arms and looked right in my eyes and said, “Do you know what frostbite will do to you?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa glanced over at Mama, laughed and replied, “It’s only a couple of years older than you, vieja.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He laughs at that, and says, “Death is a small sacrifice to become immortal.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

All the boys laughed after they discovered that he was really Emenike’s father. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Ralph described a customer who apologized to his chicken before eating it; she laughed. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mo always raised his eyebrows when he had managed to make her laugh, looking both surprised and serious as if he had no idea what she was laughing at. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“The Sons of the Harpy are laughing in their pyramids,” Skahaz said, just this morning. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Atticus and Henry looked at her and laughed. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He’s laughing, but I can see the worry swooshing around inside of him. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He laughed, his mouth wide open like a barn door. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Roy Lee started laughing, not because my fall was particularly funny, but because he was so exhausted he had turned giddy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed, still half in love with him. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“That’s it, isn’t it? You don’t want to like a Grisha. You’re scared that if you laugh at my jokes or answer my questions, you might start thinking I’m human. Would that be so terrible?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A lot of people laughed at you when you went after the Questing Beast— and never caught it—but Piggy never laughed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tidbit laughed, dropped to the ground, and pretended to slither like a snake. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She heard a few muted laughs and turned back around to see Hussein still skipping and flapping his arms. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He imagined Gaea laughing at his weakness—a demigod too softhearted to kill monsters. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I see him for a second, leaning over sideways—is he laughing? angry?—and then the steam rises again and blots him out. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was about the worst thing I could've done, because the minute I started to laugh I thought I was going to vomit. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

You nervous? she asked, laughing, holding up one of his hands. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

We laugh and do a pinkie swear because we answered at the same time. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The mother was a good mimic, and everybody laughed and sipped their wine. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

They smiled at him and said laughing: ‘Here is a jewel among hobbits!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Palmer laughed, showing them how wrong they were. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Emily waited a beat, expecting a punch line or her brother to start laughing and take his words back. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And inside each one, animals laughed and shared stories and cheered their good friend Roz. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I burst out laughing, it was such a lame question. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I have to find Madge to tell her I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to laugh. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“You are not very holy now,” she said, laughing. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was delighted with the performance and followed Hagar into the house to laugh and talk excitedly about it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upon which Mrs. Pocket laughed and said, “Thank you, Flopson,” and settling herself in one chair only, resumed her book. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of enjoying this day makes me laugh. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He held up the envelope in which Mrs. Weasley’s letter had come, and Harry had to fight down a laugh. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes. It made everyone laugh in that odd way. Mentor said, ‘Same as before.’ Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he laughs to himself while doing this, or shakes his head, or makes ticking noises through his teeth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Because,” she starts with a defensive laugh, “we weren’t talking, and if it was good news I didn’t want to have to be fake and suddenly happy for you. I needed time to prepare.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I imagined it and burst out laughing again. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Dill tried to laugh, but the rising black dome of rage pushing up through his chest and lungs cut him off. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She laughs and we hang up, and after I’ve closed Fiona’s phone, I stare at it and try to sort through what I’m feeling. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The pope came to the village and called her Alyce and the king married the midwife and the cat laughed. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

After repeating the words a few more times, he let loose a booming laugh as if he’d just heard a rare jest. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Gabe tried to remember its name; he could picture Nathaniel's sister laughing when she had told it to him, but the whimsical name eluded him. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Maxim turned to me, laughing, wiping the hair out of his eyes, and I unrolled the sleeves of my mackintosh caught by the sea spray. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And when I tumbled onto the silk coverings, I laughed to discover a soft mattress that was ten times the thickness of my bed in Ningpo. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

John suddenly mumbled, leaning forward, laughing, and then falling back unable to hold his head up. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

He sailed down the path, dodging roots, whooping and laughing. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He kissed the black woman's hand, whispered some Joke that made her laugh aloud, and sauntered over to Ned. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Finally he began to laugh and shake his head sadly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed and slapped his own ample stomach a thump. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Zeppelins! Gyropters!” she said, laughing and tossing Lyra up and making her laugh too. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Nicole had an amazingly cool laugh, loud, nothing fake about it. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Felix laughed even though he still felt like his insides were crumbling. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

When she saw them on the steps, she laughed with pleasure. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She pulls back, opens her eyes, and laughs when she sees the expression on my face. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Murphy and Paul laughed pretty hard at this. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

She wrapped it around her fingers and concentrated on Matt; she pictured the laughing boy and sought some feeling of where he might be and whether he was safe. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I once saw pictures of two blonde girls, laughing and making faces at each other, and it all looked very friendly and usual, except that their two necks stemmed out of a single body. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Then the moment passed, and full and sudden he laughed louder than the calling gulls. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

And with this, she busted out with a fully charming laugh. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She stopped laughing for a long time, but she laughs here, like she used to in Kobani. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I go totally and utterly speechless and she starts to laugh. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I confessed my climbing plans to her, and to my relief she neither laughed nor acted as though they were particularly strange. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shay is rolling her eyes at him and laughing. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She laughed and told her girlfriend at the next desk that my name was Junior. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

A thousand nightmares rained through my mind and I was about to shout his name, when I heard him start to laugh. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

All the girls still laughed at his jokes. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Women were banned from laughing out loud or wearing nail polish, and they were beaten or jailed for walking without a male family member. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I almost want to laugh but the look on Elsie’s face tells me this is no joke. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I laughed at how shocked I was when I thought she was saying she had kids, back at her house. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then he was lifted and hurled by Coach Murphy toward the infield lights, his spikes silvered with false light, and Ben came down laughing and jubilant to Coach Murphy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man laughed, and Richard was not sure if it was a pleasant or an unpleasant laugh. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

TJ falls over backward, laughing something awful, but I don’t find a darn thing funny. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Don’t make me laugh any more. I can’t stand it! I shall break!” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

JimmyTrotter laughed a good laugh, pie and milk in his open mouth. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

There was the thing that made Benny laugh. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

The baby laughed, listening to her grandmother s laments. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like a bird calling in the forest—the kind of laugh that picked up and soared after a good cry. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

A boy’s voice says something; several other boys laugh. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Still, it’ll be great to have one friend on hand—assuming Pouncey can get through it without trying to make me laugh. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I think about Madge and the way she makes people laugh, and Melba and the subway performer. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

There is a blast, and then a laugh. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

He laughed as if he had told a very funny joke. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

We told the little boy we were playing a game called Whisper so he wouldn’t talk or laugh too loud. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Under my hands the Object’s stomach jiggled as she laughed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Peeves seemed to be bouncing along the corridor in boisterous good spirits, laughing his head off. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

After each whiff, he laughed and bellowed the strikeout total. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat up, laughing, and then Eleanor said, “Be quiet; there’s something moving over there.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the shoppers were confused, but a few began to laugh. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He laughed heartily at his joke, reminding me of a ragged version of Clement Moore’s Saint Nick from the old poem “The Night Before Christmas.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Georgie and I pressed our hands over our mouths to keep from laughing out loud. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

But then I start to laugh, because this is just ridiculous, it can’t be true. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Esme laughed and clapped her hands, and when a bomb fell close by a moment later, causing the clay man to lose his balance and fall into the tub, she only laughed harder. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

There was a great laugh and then they hushed to listen. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

It was him again, and once more the audience laughed. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Very strict,” said Neel and his father together, and all five of them laughed. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry,” Mom had said, laughing and pretending to try to catch his tongue before he yanked it back. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I laughed, a sound as strange to me as my own face. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Frodo laughed: from the covered basket he held, the scent of mushrooms was rising. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“And they never will learn,” he added and laughed, as though he had somehow scored a personal triumph over the electrocuted animals. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the drive over to the hospital, I had an odd realization: This was the first time in weeks that I had laughed with each member of my family within a 24-hour period. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the man laughed thickly and he said, “It is only play and is she not my sister? Can a man do any evil with his sister?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I stifled a laugh, but not very well. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

It took every inch of my self-control to keep from laughing, but then Nan looked at me all wide-eyed, and we busted into a fit of giggles. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Ha! My son’s a little longuitol” She laughs so hard tears come to her eyes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept his eyes on the laughing people. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So blue,” I reply before breaking into a laugh. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Call me a taxi,” she laughed, running toward the bus stop in front of the museum. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bah, do not bother your mind about that wolf,” she laughed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked in the mirror to see Isabelle and Celia stumble in behind her, arms around each other, laughing and swaying, clearly drunk on something besides life. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

People in my neighborhood would laugh to hear Max talk about other countries as if they're Disneyland. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I laughed, deep, deep inside me, giddy with the delight of self-discovery and the desire to hide it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the things those generals wrote made me feel so good that I almost laughed out loud. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was a life-and-death matter, though, and no moment to worry about being laughed at. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I let him die laughing,” said the man in black. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed nervously, then conceded, “Just like my parents.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“That’s what I thought. But Red and Daddy were laughing about it, like it was some big joke. ‘Ought to do that here,’ said Daddy. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee Lee barely gets her joke out, she’s laughing so hard. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She laughed and leaned into my virtual shoulder and said, “You are such a nerd,” but it sounded nice, just then. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She laughed and said, “I don’t think they’re locked, Bud, there’s nothing in there but girl’s clothes and toys.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The class erupts, some laughing, most sighing in disbelief that this is actually happening. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Now Jerome laughed, going loose in the body and slapping his hands together. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“You jerk,” Doug said, laughing from the bottom of the pile. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

I started laughing and crying at the same time. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The laughing jokiness of the past few minutes was completely gone as Dimple pointed the camera at the statue and took a picture. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Ess stared back at the cove, where the others were running and shouting, laughing out loud. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He laughed again, and the others laughed with him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Ron and Hermione, caught by surprise, stared at Harry, then laughed and started applauding hard with the rest of the crowd. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He looked up — into the laughing faces of Russell and Piper. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she finally got her laughter under control, she said, “I really need to set up a filter to edit out that laugh of mine.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, Ruthie, you probably know every Nancy Drew book by heart,” Joy says to me, laughing. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

With brown mud covering our faces, hair, and clothes, we laugh and roll in the sludge like pigs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth was laughing, and I couldn’t help laughing too, even though my face was completely red. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It hurt at first, but then we looked at each other and started laughing. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Basically, it’s fancy aspirin,” she tells me with a pleasant laugh. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

We both laugh and run, and the moment is so thick around me that I feel like dropping into it to let it carry me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She laughs and turns toward me and looks at me with that smile. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Hannah felt a lot like the chickens, nervous about all the loud, strange men and the laughing, chattering women. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I said Dad let me have the big Jew canoe tonight,” Sammy said, cackling his high-pitched laugh. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roy, who had a mouthful of raisin bran, burst out laughing. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We try to make jokes and they answer with things we cannot understand; we laugh and beckon. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed and shook my head as we got out of the car. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They did not laugh any more and the alley was very quiet. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The man laughed at me and continued inside. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They laughed and smiled a lot, as if the world had no sadness or tears. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Junior was laughing and running around the room clutching his stomach delightedly. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed and lifted her arms into wings. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I laugh, raising my hand to do a small wave. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

One day I pointed to music and bad and stinky, then I started laughing. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

These staves he spoke, yet he laughed as he said them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The men in her yard, yelling and laughing, were the kind of white men who had beat up Tommy Williams just because he accidentally looked the wrong way at a white lady from Atlanta. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I saw Lucas Cader trying his best to make me laugh as we drove past. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Even the camp guards joined in, alternately clucking and laughing, waving the children on toward the garbage pile. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lucky Strike always said there was a fine line between clever and stupid and laughed his head off every time he said it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, I started chuckling too as he kept laughing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

But instead a hysterical laugh bubbles inside me, because I just remembered something: Maybe I can’t hold a gun. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The mermaid in the painting in the prefects’ bathroom was laughing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I squirm around, laughing as he continues to move his fingers right under my shoulder. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She might be a bit scary sometimes, but she's always looking out for us and making us laugh too. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Everyone is really laughing, and I don’t get it. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I run to Will, our bodies colliding, our feet giving way as we tumble to the ice, laughing as we land together. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I’m laughing at the movie reviewer’s imitation of an actor’s wooden personality when Rambo’s head turns, making me look at the stairs. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

My family laughed and cheered and called out to the characters like they were real. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Aaron laughed so hard that he just had to ease his body into Nia’s, leaning on her shoulder. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She fidgeted beside me, tugging at her skirt and her buttons, watching me laugh. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“And I implore you not to look at me during the ceremony. I shall certainly laugh if you do.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annabelle muffles a snort, but this cracks him up, and that cracks her up, and they are both bent over and laughing silently, holding their stomachs. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“All right. We’ll conduct a test. You pretend that you’re me and you’re meeting someone for the first time. Now walk up to this imaginary person and introduce yourself without laughing.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Helen was quick to laugh, but quick to anger, too, especially when I broke something, which was often. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

The other men laugh and slap their knees. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told me that a lot of dyslexic people do really well in sports to overcompensate for people laughing at them in the classroom. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I heard shrieks of laughter coming from the other cooks but I can promise you I wasn't laughing myself. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He pantomimes each activity like some sort of deranged mime, and I can’t stop laughing. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He’d wanted to rip out the page as a souvenir, but when he’d told this to one of his cousins, the cousin had laughed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The lilac jacaranda tree by the gate, leaning backward over the fence as if the wind had made it laugh, was exactly as I remembered it. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m not mad. But I didn’t lose the money. I didn’t have a crazy lettuce idea. But people laugh at me just the same. And I don’t know if there’s enough money for college.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I want to laugh, but I decide not to be, as Jasmine would say, immature. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Between chills and fever and bouts of nausea, they buried their heads under the covers and laughed silently and bed-shakingly at the remembrance of Papa standing in the water. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You won’t find your clothes again,’ said Tom, bounding down from the mound, and laughing as he danced round them in the sunlight. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Or I imitated Otis tapping his pointy-toed boots and playing for all the animals, and that always made her laugh. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

A guffaw burst from his lips, and suddenly Tyrion could not stop laughing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I could tell that everyone in the Sweet Pea had stopped laughing and talking and had started looking at me, but I still couldn’t quit bawling. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Had he been mocked, had anyone spoken, or laughed, or called? he could not remember. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I laughed, “Ask Grandpa who brings in the most hides.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dude’s boys started laughing at him, and before he could say anything back, Renee said, “Next in line, please!” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He laughs again and moves to open the doors to the house. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He laughed, as one would at a child with a silly notion, but it rang terribly false. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The mast of a boat, a silver parachute, Mags laughing, a pink sky, Beetee’s trident, Annie in her wedding dress, waves breaking over rocks. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Then I sat down on the bench by the birds of paradise, and I had to laugh. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t find anything to laugh about in this last remark of hers. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I watch them now, they are laughing together merrily. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I squirm to get away, but yeah, I’m laughing, too. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Twenty years after Joe and Violet train-danced on into the City, they were still a couple but barely speaking to each other, let alone laughing together or acting like the ground was a dance-hall floor. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hesitated, then gave her a few short, jerky nods and waited for her to laugh at me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Everyone was laughing, holding their guts and their sides as these actors gave Mr. Price his final wish, and acted out his funeral play, a comedy, at his funeral. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I let him run out of steam before I couldn’t take his pitiful expression anymore and had to stifle a laugh. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I told Arturo, who laughed the first time I said it and frowned when I repeated myself again a few days later. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

His teeth were long and brown, but his laugh was beautiful, Marly thought. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Looks like a maze,” Thomas whispered, almost laughing to himself. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She hugged him to her chest, whirling and laughing aloud as his claws raked at the front of her leather ierkin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was not proud of his exploit, and not able to laugh at it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Moon Orchid only laughed when Brave Orchid scolded, “Oh, stop that with the dishes. Here. Take this dress and hem it.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cussing men who went on about losing money and the laughing men who bragged about winning some. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Even now I love long black eyes that caress like silk, Ever and ever sad and laughing eyes, Whose lids make such sweet shadow when they close It seems another beautiful look of hers. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if the noise was just in my head, but Grover had stopped laughing too. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He laughed, a great booming sound that rolled like thunder, and when the first wave of fetterlings leaped forward, his hammer was there to greet them. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

There was a big long laugh from the porch. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He was in high spirits, talking and laughing with half a dozen fanners. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is an old joke of hers, and I laugh. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He just sat there and laughed while Lady went crazy barking and tugging on her chain. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up at Marly, and his gray beard shook when he laughed. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed again, “Daddy, are there really Leopard-Men on the Moon?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

It so happened that Beth’s funny loan was just the thing, for in laughing over the kits, Laurie forgot his bashfulness, and grew sociable at once. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The laughter sent my thoughts to our kitchen table, where we would laugh and laugh. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed and clapped her old red hands. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She laughs for a second and says, “No, the inmate’s ID number. Who are you here to see?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I can’t wait to help you spend that five hundred bucks,” Arwin says, and we laugh as everyone gathers around the table to fill up their plates. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

His eyes are searching my face and he’s laughing at me without actually laughing. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Let me tell you what I did today...I start to describe the Eiffel Tower for him, the sculptures, the painting in the Louvre, and even the scene where Lou and I laughed. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ben heard a boy toward the rear of the class laugh. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, I told my mother what happened, and she laughed and said, “Don’t pay attention to Old Mr. Chou. He is only a dream. You only have to listen to me.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We cried and laughed while sharing stories of my grandmother. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The fool laughed and turned to Anya, then dropped the fish in her arms again. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“You always are,” she says with a little laugh. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Happy cherubs take aim at grinning couples, and children laugh and dance. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

My mother said the Márez clan was full of freethinkers, which was a blasphemy to her, but my father only laughed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We laughed and said we might as well ask for Time magazine, because The Economist was also a newsweekly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had a good big laugh, and Mother had to put the telephone twelve inches from her ear or it would’ve popped her eardrums. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to sort through clues with him, figure out this terrifying supernatural puzzle with him, laugh about it all when it was over. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He and his ink laugh long and loud—then there’s silence...and then he begins pounding on the barrel of the cannon with an iron pole. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

They gnawed off the hard green peels and chewed the juicy white pulp, speaking Hausa and laughing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I laugh and cover my mouth, and he pulls my hand away. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He’d always been sweet to her when she was a little kid: piggyback rides and stupid magic tricks with that cigar-stained hacking laugh of his. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I looked at Grover, who was trying hard not to laugh. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he gave a laugh so gay it startled me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughs and walks up to the counter to pay. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

We would often talk about situations and people connected to the case that, for all the damage they had caused, had still made us laugh at their absurdity. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

No one laughed, even though we were all supposed to. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

We sat on the rock in the bright sun, trading words and laughing. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something laughed in him, cold and hard; he was laughing at himself. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And they had laughed together as he tore off the paper and the string. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Enjoy your giggle, Massey. If the snow keeps falling, we will see who is laughing then.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When he first showed up on our corner last fall, the laughing man was always mumbling under his breath. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The man did not have a ring in his nose, but he laughed with an impatient snorting sound. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I could do was laugh and find the nearest restroom to scrub off the paint. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But Nick’s laughing so hard, he can’t even stand up straight. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

And then they stopped laughing when we came to the exit. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Siddhartha thanked her and laughed, and when she learned that he had not eaten that day nor the previous day, she ordered bread and fruit to be brought to him and attended him. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

James laughed and pulled his arm free to hold his hands up in surrender. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

In her haze her mother was alive and laughing, dancing in front of her cooking fire. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Have a good night's rest . . ." "Night, and you too," he said with a short dry laugh. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Volta chimed in with a hearty but staged laugh. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Bellatrix laughed, the same exhilarated laugh her cousin Sirius had given as he toppled backward through the veil, and suddenly Harry knew what was going to happen before it did. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I laugh, but I know I’m in for it. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He always looks like he’s laughing with sarcasm at something, privately. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

His face was round and pink, as if it were more used to laughing than the serious frown it wore now. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“You think you’re mighty smart,” she said, and when he continued to laugh at her she said uneasily, “I wonder what’s taking your brother so long. Look, the rain’s stopped.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Him and Buphead just about died laughing as I stood there with snow and spit and ice dripping off of my face. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed, and Dad looked at me half amused and half worried, like, Is there something wrong with my daughter? The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She had a Pennsylvania Dutch accent peppered with German expressions that he didn’t understand and, typically, laughed at. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He looked weary and exhausted and he gave off a deep laugh every now and then that came out of nowhere. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time Barack and I climbed back in, the two girls were breathless and laughing, having released themselves from all ceremonial dignity. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The Bull darted between the trees, not laughing anymore, just running with Virgil’s backpack in his hands. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

When people in the audience started laughing at the way the guy was talking, I felt weird, like it wasn't right. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

When he entered the dining room, they were all there, his mother and Eugenia laughing at some joke Moss had missed, Javier finishing up setting the table. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They laughed together, and Kaede felt the tightness within her relaxing. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She met it unblinking, brows knit, and just when I thought she’d been silent a beat too long, she shook her head and laughed again. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The room burst into a loud and prolonged laugh and my muscles froze. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The class laughed except for Gilbert, P. K., and Ben. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m one myself, sir. But certainly a town like this could not occur without divine intervention. The detail. It fills me with such feelings that I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks like a dorky suburban dad, but his eyes are friendly and his weird, jagged laugh is kinda funny. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Ivy squealed, and he blew a raspberry into her hair and laughed. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My mother and I had calmed down and were watching Family Feud, laughing at some of the stupid answers people were coming up with. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He laughs, waves his hand, starts the engine, and the pickup pulls away. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open a cabinet and am greeted by a dozen candles, all of them the color of buffed leather and accented with a gold stamp of Balekin’s personal crest—three laughing black birds. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He’d disappear from my hands, and I’d look around for him, getting panicked, until I’d hear a telltale raspy laugh and find him dangling from a ceiling fan, revolving on one of the blades. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He begins to laugh, loudly, wildly, as if something funny has happened but nothing has. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then she gathers herself and stands back up, no longer laughing. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Would you mind not laughing,” I said, “because people think I’m sitting with a lunatic.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

His hair was blowing in the wind, and he was laughing and waving and calling out, “Hello, everybody! Hello!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

They look at each other and start laughing. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Often, it was a long business to get anything done between us, with Mother laughing and egging each of us on by turn. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

His hippocampus was treating him to 360° aerials and backward ollies, and Tyson was laughing so hysterically, the sound echoed up the side of the ship. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed and threw her arm around him. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He laughed, but there was little brightness in it. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then we were laughing about his animals. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

X-Ray was full of life, laughing and waving his arms around as he talked. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He laughs like he understands, but how could he really? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“You need your Inner Eye tested, if you ask me,” said Ron, and they both had to stifle their laughs as Professor Trelawney gazed in their direction. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then I see him, and I laugh at my fear. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, the gyrating objects developed huge mouths and began laughing at me, a roaring, crazy laughter, which split my head in two. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Claire laughed again, short and sharp and bitter, and then spun on her heel. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then I laughed, too, just because people young and old are more or less the same everywhere. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can hear the kid laughing even after the elevator door closes behind them. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When Momma laughs like this, it’s really hard not to laugh too, even when she’s laughing at you. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I know because I heard Daddy call him one this morning!” said Michael, and he laughed at Andrew very rudely. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“You sly creature! Of course we meant the young man,” exclaimed Miss Belle, laughing. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went for a bike ride with June yesterday and laughed while I was coasting down Tanglewood Hill. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Grandpa was laughing so hard he hurt—rocking back and forth in his seat, grabbing his stomach, slapping his leg, flopping his arms, and shouting like somebody getting religion at a camp meeting. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Janie noted that while he didn’t talk the mule himself, he sat and laughed at it. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

It’s amazing that they didn’t laugh me out of the school. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Everyone knew she did not speak English, but if she admitted it now everyone would enjoy a big laugh just the same. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Where tomorrow or the next day their future wives would come up in a boat, small laughing girls now, with their father and mother. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Amil heard, he jumped up and laughed and then gave out a yelp because he stepped on his swollen foot. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She would die as she had lived, with an axe in her hand and a laugh upon her lips. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There she was at lunch, having a laugh attack. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t the girls laugh at the picture?” asked Jo, who relished the scrape. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven laughed, wiping the snow off her face, when a voice called out behind them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then someone told a Mullah Nasruddin joke and we were all laughing. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I need my basement back,” she’d said, laughing, making sure each child got something, even if only a yo-yo. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She turns out the lights, holds a flashlight under her chin, laughs in an eerie manner: this is how such things are done. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She hesitates for a moment and then laughs. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

And he tells me what to say and what clothes to wear and how not to be weird so kids won’t laugh at me. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way you laugh until you cry, the way you eat until your stomach aches, the way you scratch an itch until it bleeds. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Groups of students were clustered in the hall mumbling and laughing. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

There were hoops and hollers from children and growned folks both, screams that had you thinking someone was looking death right in the throat but that quick turned to laughs that were kind of ’shamed-sounding. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Did you hear that loud laugh? Who is it?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Always getting picked on, always getting laughed at, and all while fighting the natural doubts any person is prone to when trying to create—it wore Petey down. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But he was laughing anyway, the bumps shaking laughter out of him, like feathers out of an old pillow, until he was limp and there were tears in his eyes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

My favorite saying in the whole world is “He who laughs last laughs best,” so I put my hand over my mouth and whispered, “Ha-ha-ha.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

But as I sat down again, Jack Allen laughed, leaned over, and whispered, “Nice work, TP Girl....” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The boys round Simon giggled, and he stood up, laughing a little. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

When I ask him why he’s so dressed up, he laughs and asks, “Why not?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When I am a father, I swear on a stack of pancakes I will never laugh at my children. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

She knew about boys and knew how to laugh and knew how to make a boy feel as though he was the center of the universe. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

What is left of Hector Bowen reads the note and laughs delightedly. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"He's high as a Georgia pine," I laughed, turning to the group nearest me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t help laughing, really laughing, for the first time in months. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

We all laughed, and he shook Mother’s hand. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am easygoing,” she snapped in the least easygoing way possible, and then they both laughed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” said Goss, and laughed as if the story was very funny, but I didn’t know whether the joke was on the Yomeshta or on me. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you saying you were laughing at me?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Sirius let out a laugh that was much more like a bark. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Both of them made gestures signifying that they were hanging up telephone receivers; then they bent double, laughing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The men in the booth were still laughing at the drunk who was trying to hold a conversation with the mute. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Susan had slate-gray eyes, the kind of fair skin that belongs on a Victorian queen, and a laugh that often ended with a mischievous snort. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As the succession of voices laughed and said their bit, Mrs. Sen identified each speaker. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Just about everything he said made her laugh. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He laughs too loudly again and I find myself laughing with him. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She heard distant music and happy voices talking and laughing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when they were alone and she laughed, he would say teasingly, “That’s what got me. And you know what I thought? If she laughs like that, I wonder how she does other things.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Ruby and I glance at each other and laugh. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Momma laughed, and Uncle Willie too, and even Bailey snickered a little. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She placed it on top of the box and Aaron laughed. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“We can all plague and punish one another. Tease him—laugh at him. Intimate as you are, you must know how it is to be done.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

This was a demoniac laugh—low, suppressed, and deep—uttered, as it seemed, at the very keyhole of my chamber door. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

And I say, "Yeah but don't tell the bartender," and she says, "I feel like a real pervert right now," and I say, "Why?" and she just laughs. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

She laughs, her throaty cry intermingling in a weird duet with minor hyperventilation. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The preacher was laughing and joking and the grownups were hanging on his words. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few seconds Lenina’s eyes flinched away; she uttered a nervous little laugh, tried to think of something to say and couldn’t. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unable to think of a response, I felt myself flush redder, and she laughed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was always playing and laughing with me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And when Sam heard that he laughed aloud for sheer delight, and he stood up and cried: ‘O great glory and splendour! And all my wishes have come true!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Our eyes meet and our puffed-out cheeks make us both burst out laughing. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Please, hold your fire!” he said, and broke out laughing. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“My mom can be pretty critical,” I said, and Carmen laughed. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“There’s still hope for me,” she whispered with a sad little laugh. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone laughed and screamed and began smearing each other with yolk, chasing each other up and down the house, rocking its frame with their stamping feet. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jason laughs, a sharp bark like a Canada goose. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed, and Joe swung his bag of supplies at me. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Probably,” he agreed with a short, hard laugh. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I swear, if I don’t stop laughing in the next minute, I’m gonna die. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Harry struggled to fight off the mermen, but they laughed harder than ever, holding him back. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She gives Justin a ton of kisses on his cheeks, making him laugh until he pushes her away. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m starting to wish I didn’t,” I say, sighing, and Isabella laughs at that. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

So I drank my tea and I read my book, and I did my best to ignore the sound of Dad and Laleh laughing. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Yet if they had laughed, it would have been less unreal—Where the hell am I? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We come a long way” was how L.V. said it with that soft laugh of his. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we did fall, they’d make a really big deal out of it, staggering around laughing, and sometimes calling us names that made our hearts beat fast the rest of the way home. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I can’t say exactly why, except maybe Uncle was afraid of being laughed at by the others. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting beside him at last, feeling his warmth as they ate ice cream together and laughed at Lydia's efforts with a cone, Ann believed that maybe things would work out for them after all. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed so much it cracked him open, swapping his insides for his outsides, as if he were wearing his own nerves for a coat. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

They laughed then at the suitableness of the unintended pun, and it was in the sound of this laughter that Guitar picked up his brown leather jacket and started out the door. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good lord. Haven’t laughed like that in years. And boy, did I need it.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

There were a few scattered laughs, and then everyone gathered behind Alby and Newt, packing in even tighter, waiting to hear what they said. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Phil laughs again and fishes out a worn piece of paper from his wallet. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“You laugh like monkeys and you ain’t got nerve enough to do nothing but talk.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She poked me in the ribs and laughed heartily at her own joke. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Several children saw the funny side of the rhyme and laughed. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to talk about the shadow they felt was following them, and agree that it was nothing and laugh about it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then we began to sing other songs; we cried, we laughed, and we danced. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It was loud and throaty; she laughed the way she cried. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, it’s a hole for priests, of course!” one said, which made the rest of them laugh even harder. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He laughed—a good, hearty bellow, so infectious it almost made Frank smile, though he was still shivering with fear. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Listen to her whispery voice and her laugh, which was like someone choking. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Shawn joked that I had a boyfriend, and it was a real joke—he wanted me to laugh. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The birds saw it coming, darted off, and even seemed to laugh with taunting cries as they landed, eating noisily, in another part of the field. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

All the creatures laughed aloud with delight and relief at seeing their old friend alive and well once again. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“When I punched him back, he laughed and said he thought my dad would’ve taught me better. Happy?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Loki clambered down from her lap and staggered away, both hands clutching between his legs as he went, glaring in an aggrieved fashion at all the gods and goddesses, who only laughed the louder. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She laughed and said the sentence, and many other sentences with only a few words I understood, and Gramps wiped his hands on his apron and then touched them to his heart. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She laughs hard while holding on to the handrail. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Magic,” the man in the grey suit repeats, turning the word into a laugh. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Pap laughed and shouted, “Man alive! That ol’ dog done birthed three hunters! The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

They were exactly the same morons that laugh like hyenas in the movies at stuff that isn't funny. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Wasn’t it enough to think of going to the Chênière and waking you up?” she laughed. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

He’s trying not to laugh, but the telltale dimple gives it away. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Another cosmic joke for Gaea to laugh at: Annabeth dies trying to keep her boyfriend, the son of Poseidon, from drowning. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But the women giggled, glancing back and forth—laughed in his face; and one smooth girl, Melantho, spoke to him most impudently. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beatty stood there looking at him steadily with his eyes, while his mouth opened and began to laugh, very softly. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rishi laughed again, running an easy hand through his hair as they resumed walking side by side, sleeves brushing lightly. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As I ran up to the plate to bat, I almost laughed aloud at the pitcher’s stupidity. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“They don’t have a dime in their pocket and they’re always laughing.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the juggling brothers kind of laughs at the janitor’s exposed butt crack, and my face goes hot. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

If she were home, I could tell Melissa everything about Jason and Kristi and she wouldn’t laugh unless I did. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shoe poet laughed and shook his walking stick at her. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Sahil pressed end, swung his legs back down, and we all burst out laughing at the same time. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Images from my videos of her in action, pointing out sights from a rickshaw, telling me a story on the roof, and laughing so hard that we both gasped for air. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I laugh and mutter to myself, even though everbody gone think I’m even crazier for it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Anya let out a laugh that ended with an audible chattering of teeth, and Misha said, “I’m sorry. Let’s get you back to the castle.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Everyone laughs with us, and we all dig in. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

And then the three of us are laughing again, exhilarated, bolstered together in our defiance. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I’ll make a fool of myself just to make her laugh. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Harry and Hermione laughed, and, feeling slightly more cheerful, went off to lunch. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I laughed just as Victoria walked up, her thick red mane blowing in the wind. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was the usual hazy pink sky as dusk fell, the smell of fried stuff smothered in powdered sugar, people laughing and hooting and pushing past me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Even so, she couldn’t stop laughing; and James and Maybeth joined in with her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She always covered her mouth when she laughed because of her snaggletooth. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And I recognized the cold laugh that echoed from the darkness below. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Bernabe felt like laughing, yet instead he set his face in a glower, hoping to drive this one-armed poet back into the heart of the revelry where he belonged. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all laughed when they heard her, not only in the bedroom but all through the house, where Aureliano Segundo’s rowdy friends were gathered. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The mmuo themselves might even laugh at the sight of a pale stranger scribbling in a notebook. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She’d laughed and said no, it meant sticking to everyday subjects. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Jo waved her hands and gave a sigh of rapture, the family went off into a gale of merriment, and Mr. Laurence laughed till they thought he’d have an apoplectic fit. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex almost falls when he steps up from the bench to the top of the table, and instead of helping him, the boys just laugh harder. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I’m laughing as the beagle makes circles around me. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even she laughed as she talked; her words meant nothing. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sorbonne threw back his head and laughed from deep down in his belly. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

There was a tiny silence and then...I started to laugh. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Snake Man laughs the way Mrs. Snake did whenever Aunty Cloud stumbled and stubbed her toes. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She crossed her eyes, and even though it was simple and a little stupid, he laughed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I like watching how the people smile, touch, and laugh with one another. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I laugh, only it comes out like a sneeze through my nose. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dad laughed and sent me in to get it. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a comedian finally told a joke we laughed at. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Rowan glared at her now, furious, and it only made her laugh. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Emma laughed, and replied: “But I had the assistance of all your endeavours to counteract the indulgence of other people. I doubt whether my own sense would have corrected me without it.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

This makes her and the girls on each side of her fall over laughing. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Finn had shoveled back three more spoonfuls of ice cream while Roza laughed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I laugh and look around the room, feeling lighter for the first time since lunch last week. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Out there in the May morning she could hardly talk for laughing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Ron, who’d watched the bee chase on TV and laughed till his sides hurt, helped Mom feel better about the whole thing. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I could say the same thing about you,” I said, laughing. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

One of my friends pointed at me, laughing. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blue Pumps laughed, and then they were gone. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We’d better catch a few more before it gets dark,” I said, still laughing. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

In the dark they began to laugh and talk. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Well!” said she, laughing, after a moment, “perhaps. Yes. Anything you like.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Clarissa cleared her throat, faked a smile, and gave a high-pitched glittery laugh. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I can’t help but laugh at how ridiculous this all is. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He laughed, but the sound now seemed warm and kindly as a gleam of sunshine. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But no sooner was he up and after her than she would be off, laughing at his slow clumsiness as he tried to follow her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem very magical, but it got a good laugh. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He laughs a little, no doubt remembering the night before the Games last year. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It is excruciatingly cold,” I said, and he began to laugh. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

On the way back to school everyone joked and laughed at Aunt Xi-wen’s humiliation. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last he saw one and laughed, looking for the friend who was teasing him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It still echoed sorrowfully, searchingly, but other voices accompanied it, voices of pleasure and sorrow, good and evil voices, laughing and lamenting voices, hundreds of voices, thousands of voices. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thought of Chacko’s laugh, and a smile stayed in her eyes for a long time. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Throwing his arms up in the air in agitation, he laughed, then turned to Mother. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

He gave a laugh, then became serious again. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Claire held one in each arm and then laughed herself as she realized she was raising and lowering them slightly, the same way Einar had her raise and lower heavy rocks to strengthen her forearms. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I laughed in my sleeve at his menaces. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

That made him laugh, so he had to wait a second before he kissed her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Agravaine saw this, and, already consoled by half the bottle, laughed in his face. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dana laughed cruelly and shouted something to his buddies. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed as if I loved the name. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We were embarrassed by the earthy harmonies they sang, but since the visitors were awed we dared not laugh at the crude, high, plaintively animal sounds Jim Trueblood made as he led the quartet. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody laughed at him anymore; nobody dreamed of laughing at him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“No, of course not,” I say, and let out another laugh because he’s right. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung laughed bitterly and shortly when his son said this, and he threw the desire of the young man aside for something worthless and not to be considered. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I laugh at her and feel like I did when we were kids and she’d show off doing handsprings in the backyard. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He laughed and said, “You dog children, come here,” which is hard to explain, but is a nice teasing thing to say. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She laughed openly these days, more frequently, and—it struck Laila—a bit flirtatiously. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you could start filling that in,” he said, and laughed. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You’re a freak of nature,” I told her, but I was laughing too hard to get away, and then she was lying on top of me, smothering me in giggles and egg guts. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

So we end up laughing about it, and choose to move on. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Billy found the couplet so comical that he not only laughed—he shrieked. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed, cried, scolded and kicked, but nothing helped. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

"And didn't you laugh fit to kill when the knights slipped off their horses and clattered to the ground? You'd hog-greased the saddles." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing them like this, I don’t know whether I want to laugh or cry myself. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I watched the boys go about eating and laughing and talking with the men. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't help myself, I burst out laughing—maybe because of the seriousness of Buddy's face and the common meaning of the word "crazy" in a sentence like that. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Reverend Crump asked for a last glass of water so he could take his “anti-panic pill” and Liyana stifled a laugh, pretending it was a cough. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

If I drew you adrift in apen and ink sea in a raging storm would you laugh at me? Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Alice gave a short, bitter laugh and wiped her eyes again, saying nothing. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“This is the prettiest wedding dress I have ever seen,” she answered, holding her stomach to ease the pain from laughing so much. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you think you were going out to a nightclub? Were you dressing up for a nightclub? He was dressing up for a club!” he told the other officer, who laughed some more. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He imagined himself falling off the roof, falling backward to a sure dying and laughing all the way. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Alfred came out of the shower, Bud and Lou were throwing slow, creaky punches in the air, and laughing. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben laughed and the whole class turned around, as if obedient to one of Sister Loretta’s clicks, to witness the removal of a malignancy from the class. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men all roared, none louder than Chiswyck himself, who laughed so hard at his own story that snot dribbled from his nose down into his scraggy grey beard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

White Deer gave us a little statue of the Buddha-to-be, a happy, laughing god who would exist in the future when all mankind had been liberated from the material world. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others laughed, so he kept them on for awhile. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was trying to come up with something that would make her laugh again, but then Drew rushed into the living room, chasing after Erin. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Her mom captured all of this, laughing along with them, and with every click of the camera, Emily’s nerves eased. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Three soldiers wearing homespun shirts and carrying muskets walked past the window, laughing loudly. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She found them in the little group of trees, leaning against a tree trunk and talking softly and laughing; when she ran to them they turned, startled, and Theodora was almost angry. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

When he laughs at one of your jokes, he laughs too loud. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Katz laughs, maybe a little harder than she means to. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Children had opened fire hydrants, and danced, laughing and splashing water on themselves. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

But none of the family laughed at him, and he soon noticed that they were all wearing the same kind of jacket. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

This riddling figure with flinty eyes isn’t the Locke who stood on the rooftop of his estate and spoke so gently to me or who chased me, laughing, through its halls. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Rowan laughed at that, because it implied his life wasn’t already that. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Everybody looked at him, at first in shock, and then once he was seen to have suffered no harm it was Mama, first of all, who started to laugh. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“My little chickadee,” my mom laughs, patting Aurora on the head. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Aidan laughed and pushed his sweaty blond hair off his forehead. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dad sort of laughed, and Timothy saw a pulse beating time in his cheek. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had stopped laughing and there was a hurt expression on his face. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once my eyes adjust to the dim hallway light, I see Christina and Will ahead of me, Will laughing, probably at a joke Christina made. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He’s laughing so hard he almost falls over. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The old man shrugged and gave a short laugh. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to die trying,” he says, and we laugh together. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Kainene laughed, and it pleased and surprised him that she had enjoyed his sarcasm. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We’ve all been through enough seriousness and I want them to laugh. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He watched his dad laugh with the deputies, not moving until Jimmy finally turned around and acted surprised to see him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

A couple of kids cover their mouths to stifle laughs. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He laughed this weird, hysterical laugh and rocked forward, and God, I was sure he was going to swan-dive off the roof. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She and Leah looked at each other for a second, then both started laughing like hyenas. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1605 three laughing Indians in a canoe literally paddled circles round the lumbering dory rowed by traveler George Weymouth and seven other men. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I laughed so hard, it felt like my sides were splitting. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

A low rich male laugh came next, not like the hyena’s at all, nor like a laugh at something funny either, but like a little gush of satisfaction. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“You. Are. Tragic,” I say, and squirt a dollop of frosting on her nose, which only makes her laugh and cry some more. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t laugh at him no matter what he gave her. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Then Sugar turned around, laughing with the others. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When we finally got up to the table, she introduced us as Speticia and Larrow and we both laughed so hard we had tears in our eyes. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Some of the pretty wrapped chocolates went toppling from the shelves to the floor, and Mrs. Diamant laughed and laughed, mopping between the folds of her neck. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When Laura and Mary begged him for a story, he would take them on his knees and tickle their faces with his long whiskers until they laughed aloud. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lotty reported that they had eaten “a much, and greatly laughed, and the master bid her throw away all the sweet stuff, and hide the pots.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I Chin-ese,” he said, and was about to explain that Y. F. were his initials when she laughed. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed and looked at me like I’d said something surprising. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And the worst part is that she can sort of pass her laugh around the room to everybody, just because the sound of it is so outrageous. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Momly laughed and Uncle Tony joked me, talking about, "It don't take a rocket scientist to know rocket scientists are real, Patty." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Henry crosses the room with a laugh and nudges up behind him at the stove to peck him on the cheek. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But they laughed, walked to the well, then returned. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Yet he turned away her copper coin and laughed in the sun. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Me and the other kids on the tour laugh and look around at each other. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Nicole smiled and laughed and took them all in, until she couldn’t anymore. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She quarrels, curses, cries, feels sorry for herself, laughs and starts all over again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The thought of dancing with that little runt in his orange suede elevator shoes and mingy T-shirt and droopy blue sports coat made me laugh. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

And then a laugh and a shrug of the shoulder. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed kind of nervous, and whispered in a teasing way, “Now, Mr. Blakeslee, that’s no way to talk to a housekeeper.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She laughed, closing her eyes and throwing back her head in a way that nearly broke my heart, she looked so much like my mother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was easy not to be serious about the old fellow, for he was that peculiar creation which ignorant people laugh at—a genuine maestro. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was tired, Jorah. I was weary of war. I wanted to rest, to laugh, to plant trees and see them grow. I am only a young girl.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Gregory the jailer and those who were consigned to his domain did not laugh or smile or clink glasses with the person sitting next to them. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

They dashed out of the compound, laughing loudly. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

It can’t be a coincidence that she has continued to appear in my life, coming to me that much more frequently since my mother left, as if laughing at me—taunting me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

We didn’t have to have a reason to laugh. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Don’t laugh! Act as if it was all right!” and, ordering Roderigo up, banished him from the kingdom with wrath and scorn. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Groovy,” I said, and Faisal laughed so hard he started sweat­ing all over again. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed, but in a scared sort of way. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She froze in terror, and then burst out laughing—nervous, near-hysterical laughter. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You have heard it laugh,” he said, "but you have not heard everything. Let us listen; you will hear more.” Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elijah laughed and turned around to tune his guitar. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He threw me into the greatest confusion by laughing heartily and replying in a very sprightly manner, “No, to be sure; you’re right.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She tasted it without saying anything to Ma, and when Ma turned around and saw her face, Ma laughed. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't know at what point I started laughing, but I did. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They laughed as he twirled her around and around. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Amá laughs when I tell her that I think he’s giving us dirty looks. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He laughed at their serious faces, which made him feel uncomfortable, and pretended to asperge Arthur with his cup of water to make them smile. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed, grabbed my arm, and dragged me toward the kolkhoz office. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

His laugh is round and deep and makes his shoulders shake. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

They are laughing and shouting and playing cards. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But they just laughed and said, ‘Yeah, sure, take me over to see her.’ Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I laughed at that, because it was funny, thinking about my old school being a bunch of mean jerks. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“We should do this again. Laughing like this is good for the soul,” my uncle said, still laughing a little. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I wonder what it feels like to be so unaffected that you can laugh even when horrible things are happening. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Hermione gave a shaky laugh and leaned forward to pick up two more books. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Sometimes two friends would come to the show arm in arm, laughing and drinking—and before they left they would be struggling together in a panting rage. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She began to pluck one of every size, tossing them back toward me until both of us were laughing ourselves silly for no real reason at all. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A little white stranger boy, near ’bout as old as me, was laughing and carrying on something wild. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Colonel Hedgepath was on Bull’s back applying a half-nelson and laughing in victory before Bull was ever aware there was a fight. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a laugh likq the snarling of dogs in a pit. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

All around her people laughed and clung to one another as they climbed higher above the ice moat, its surface shining below, a near-perfect mirror. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He just laughed, backing away with his hands up. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Later he realized this to be a very daring thing to ask, that he never would have asked a Chinese girl why she was laughing. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The judge asked that Mrs. Henderson be subpoenaed, and when Momma arrived and said she was Mrs. Henderson, the judge, the bailiff and other whites in the audience laughed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Colonel laughed again, and I wondered why he wouldn’t stand up for his girlfriend. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She laughed in a way that sounded hard and bitter. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

This time Genie laughed, because he knew she was joking. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

When they looked through the dusty windows of the schoolhouse, they laughed and laughed. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed with no joy, like a cough racked with sickness. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Guys don’t dance with each other,” he said, laughing. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t at the Burrow!” said Ron with an incredulous laugh. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When he had once more laughed heartily, he became meek again, and told me that the moment he began to realise Capital, it was his intention to marry this young lady. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Love laughed, too, but uneasy—like at the circus when the man puts his head in the tiger’s mouth and you giggle when what you want to do is cover your eyes. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Rishi laughed and groaned simultaneously, rubbing a hand over his face. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

My mom looks like me, except with short hair and laugh lines. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She’d laughed more in the past hour than she had in weeks. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He kept me smiling and laughing, and that just kept me going on in life. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We broke out laughing, a nervous laughter, our eyes darting about to see if we were being watched. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Kenton, I thought, became visibly happier when I talked about the house and soon we were recollecting together various old memories, frequently laughing over them. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Aeron Greyjoy had been the most amiable of his uncles, feckless and quick to laugh, fond of songs, ale, and women. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I let out a wild laugh, almost choking over the yam as the scene spun before me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A derisive laugh shudders through the shadows before Hector replies. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She laughed and flapped the hem of her elegant costume. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dad laughed and pitched in his seat and asked himself, I guess, “What will she say to that?” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam laughed, and the boys could not recall ever having heard him laugh. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to forget about the laughing man. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“There's no moon tonight,” said the first, a boy with laughing blue eyes and dirt on his cheek. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“He always sounded pretty horrible, right?” she says, laughing. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

She scratched his neck, and Radar’s tail whacked away at the wall like a jackhammer, and that just made her laugh even harder, and then Alex knew everything was going to be all right. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I laugh, freezing when I see my screen filled with texts from my mom. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t mean”—he shook his head, laughed—“I don’t mean because of your scarf or your religion or whatever. I just mean I don’t think you see yourself the way other people do.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

When I laughed, he said, “If you’re not going to make a mess when you eat ribs, you may as well not bother.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The three laughed so hard they had tears in their eyes. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Moss laughed, but it was cut short by the sound that rose sharply from in front of them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Ajay passed him easily in a minute, laughing as he swam by. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Still holding his hand, I laugh at him for being so clumsy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

"Okay, okay, ladies," Coach Whit cut us off, still laughing, and tried to wrangle us back in. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Fina and I lock eyes when Mom talks about his “dreamy accent” and nearly burst out laughing. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Bobby likes a girl, nobody’s laughing at him.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Especially ’cause I know how it feels, to have people laugh at you. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I try to laugh politely, but the laugh doesn’t come out. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And with that he set about straightening his lapels, which only made the kids laugh harder. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Lazlo laughed, and had to bite his tongue before apologizing for apologizing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He remem-bered Brandon's laughter, and Robert's berserk valor in the melee, the way he laughed as he unhorsed men left and right. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We laughed about the four girls in a tow already. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave another laugh at the ridiculous turn the conver-sation had suddenly taken. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Drum in the armchair lets out a low laugh. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“Five minutes for the rest of our lives,” he says, laughing a grim little laugh. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Tom turned to laugh in his father’s face. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had to stop often to fight off laugh attacks, slapping at each other, avoiding each other’s eyes until we could control ourselves. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And with each subsequent sip it got easier to swallow, and soon my body felt heavy and my head swam, and everything Mabel said made me laugh and every memory I had was meaningful. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The children loved to laugh and run away from him. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath while the man jumps left, then right, laughing and chomping his toothless gums. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help it, I was suddenly laughing. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Chew on it, but don’t swallow it,” the nurse said with a laugh. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“If you just came to laugh—” Father began, bristling. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laugh again like she was inviting me to laugh with her. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She laughed, which was how she said yes. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“That is not a thing to be laughed at,” he said. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The Earthman laughed quite suddenly, “In Earth’s name, why?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

That had not changed either; he still laughed easily and often. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I could imagine them now, talking excitedly, laughing in the little kitchen. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He let go, laughed lightly, and said, “Just a game. Don’t you like games?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I guess so," ' she said, and she laughed like tinkling bell s as we watched my big, lumbering buffalo make Iris way to the water. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Vic thought it too fancy a word to be proper, and soon had gotten the entire table laughing and saying “enjoyable” in mocking tones until Reynie had finally excused himself without dessert and retreated here. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And again she laughed her small, sad laugh. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

In this place to come, Caesar occasionally came for supper and they laughed ruefully about Randall and the travails of their escape, their eventual freedom. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

When he laughed, his ears turned bright red. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

They had begun to stomp the floor and I was laughing and bowing my head now unashamed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought we were here to learn English,” Jack cracked, which made everyone laugh. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She tried to turn against the tide, to get away while there was still time, but she was caught in the chattering, laughing trap of factory girls pushing themselves forward into the new day. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know why I’m laughing. It just seem so funny all a sudden.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I try biting my lips from the inside, but before I know it, I’m laughing right along with her. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Implacable resentment is a shade in a character. But you have chosen your fault well. I really cannot laugh at it. You are safe from me.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

He undoes the robe, hangs it on a hook, walks naked to the platform, jumps the step, almost falls, then makes some joke that causes everyone to laugh. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

‘No,’ Annabeth said, laughing, ‘just regular old pelicans. They’re the town mascots or something. And there’s a “Little Italy” section of town. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

His laugh turned into a raspy wheeze, and he stopped hauling on his rope to hunch over and cough. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Lunches with Conner, playing basketball, walking the dogs, laughing at his silly jokes. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Well, everybody laughed at that, but I failed to see the humor. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughs, and her voice echoes throughout the room full of people. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

His face was without expression, I could not tell whether he laughed inwardly or not. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I knew one of their laughs right away. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

For some strange reason, this made us laugh even more. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The other people in line laugh, either because they think it's funny or they just want to remain in the good graces of the man who supplies their food. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

In reply he only threw back his head and laughed, making the scar flame on the side of his face. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I’m expecting the hyenas to laugh, but this is a very serious accusation. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I laugh and wipe my face one more time to make sure the tears are all gone. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

One of the others barked out a comment, and the Dothraki laughed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The doctor gave a hearty laugh, it must do one good to be mistaken for a lord every now and then.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Karen laughed uncomfortably and said, “This is my husband, John.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Once I finished competing in my events, I would spend the rest of the day huddled in the bleachers with my friends chatting and laughing, or at the concession stand grabbing warm pretzels and nachos. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Mr. Daniels laughs, holding the little bumpy, bright green pea between his fingers. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“If you can’t laugh and smile, life is worthless. Do you hear me?” he yelled. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Malachite retorted, and even the uncles all the way over at the table laughed. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He went to his sleeping room early, and from behind the closed door he could hear his parents and sister laughing as they gave Gabriel his evening bath. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lyddie gave a laugh more like a horse whinny than any human sound. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She laughs, too, and her drop pearl earrings dance from her lobes. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spilt the water and leapt to his feet, laughing excitedly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The idea makes me laugh, and somehow that gets me off worrying myself to death. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed at the punch lines until he didn't really need me anymore. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I allow myself to laugh, like the others, trying it out. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Toby pushed him against the locker, which only made Luke laugh. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Digger had looked at me, but he wasn’t laughing. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“But you heard an odd laugh? You have heard that laugh before, I should think, or something like it?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mother almost laughed out loud at his amazement when he saw the corridor. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had laughing eyes—like Smokey Robinson’s and as if there was a joke going on inside his head. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I nod slowly, waiting for Boy21 to start laughing, for Coach to come running in with the rest of the team, pointing at me and howling at the elaborate practical joke, but that doesn’t happen. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple threw her pillow at her, and, laughing, Celia tossed it back. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It made her feel so good to see her mother laughing. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

‘You have a strange sense of humour, girl. What are you laughing about?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The two of them sat there, laughing, trying to stand back up. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

But Sam would have laughed, if he had dared. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And that almost makes you laugh, because they don’t see what you see when you look in their eyes. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Even though Luke had only seen her brothers from a distance, he caught the resemblance and laughed. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jackie laughed her sparkly laugh, and in that very minute I wanted to be her. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Harry saw the boys’ mother waving and their sister, half laughing, half crying, running to keep up with the train until it gathered too much speed, then she fell back and waved. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Here in the Bureau compound, people are sitting in the cafeteria right now, eating and drinking and laughing. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Usually I laugh and swat at him, but today...Yeah, The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Malfoy stopped short at the sight of Harry, then gave a short, humorless laugh and continued walking. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Ramfis looked our way and whispered something to his father, who laughed loudly. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl laughed softly and snuggled against Styx. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She smiled and laughed and always stayed perky, as if acting happy would make her happy. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The mountain rumbled as if the whole earth were laughing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“It was a laugh!” said Ron, upending a ketchup bottle over his sausages. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

In the hallway, some kids were dragging their sneakers across the floor and laughing about the squeaking sound. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She laughed, and the Amazons around her joined in. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Behind him, he heard Royal’s explosive whisper: “I bet he got a mighty big one!”—and then all the children laughed. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Then I crack up, laughing until my side aches. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

He ran as fast as he could, but the snake just laughed at those short legs and drew closer and closer to the fleeing boy. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Dauntless was a larger ship and much faster and the captain laughed at the Ray's attempt at flight. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I figured she’d just laugh and tell me I was stupid for trusting her no-good boyfriend, but I was wrong. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He laughed again, but not with his whole face, I noticed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Then he laughed, a raw snort of amusement that came bursting out through his nose entirely without his permission. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I laughed as another geyser of blood went flying. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple laughed, and Rishi beamed at her, the way he seemed to every time she laughed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I laughed out loud at her crazy twirling. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Granny Blakeslee used to laugh about that, and she thought it worth mentioning that Mrs. Jones had kicked Mr. Jones after he was dead. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

"Somewhat, but better able to take care of herself. She's tough," I said with a laugh. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sounds like a laugh got stuck in her throat. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“No matter how it sounds, no matter what you think, it happened. And you’re not helping me deal with it by laughing.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

They hit you if you’re late, if you have a leaky nib on your pen, if you laugh, if you talk, and if you don’t know things. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He laughed at all the times he’d been beaten by his drunken father, or been ignored by his drunken mother. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Everyone laughed, and TaHy felt herself enjoying the warmth of the group’s attention. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She had made them both laugh, but underneath her nonchalance, Kit felt uneasy. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at old Phoebe, but she wouldn't laugh. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Rishi laughed in her ear, his breath tickling.“Oh, right,” Ashish said, looking around, running a hand through his rumpled hair. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Ayesha’s mouth drops open, and she tries to hold in a laugh. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She laughs so hard that no other sound comes out of her wide mouth. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But one night, when Arcadio went into Catarino’s store, the trumpeter in the group greeted him with a fanfare that made the customers laugh and Arcadio had him shot for disrespect for the authorities. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Cassie is sitting in every chair, laughing, chewing, pointing at the special on the menu. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Koffi didn’t turn around, but he thought he heard her laugh. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Although Harry much preferred this new laughing, joking Ron to the moody, aggressive model he had been enduring for the last few weeks, the improved Ron came at a heavy price. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They talked, and laughed, and fought together, and the women fought like the men. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Somewhere, the escaped fairy princess was laughing to make the sun rise, and Jack and Sarah began to laugh, too. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Now, this will be an easy village for the rebels to capture,” Jumah said, laughing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“As soon as we smelled the smoke, we dashed out the door,” Mae said, and I couldn’t tell if she was laughing or crying. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He sobbed and laughed at the same time. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She slowly moved her finger up the sleeve of his T-shirt, but he suddenly laughed and pulled away. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

And the reason we’re laughing is ’cause we always mess around like this after school. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She had a deep laugh, and her hair was as brilliantly red as my finest autumn attire. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I laughed back to demonstrate that I, too, shared their high spirits. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What”—Dad did a fake laugh—“is a 'water feature' when it's at home?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

So Father was extremely well-bred and he had to laugh yesterday because for the first time in his fifty-five years, he scraped out the frying pan at the table. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

They laugh and speak of things that mean nothing to me, and I am frozen there among all the false faces, at the very center of attention. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Sam laughed and gave her his leftover rabbit stew. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I knew this because whenever they stopped laughing at my jokes and stories they’d say, “So how do you think I can get Daniel to ask me out?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Gesturing with their guns and laughing, the other sailors corralled the remainder of Hatchet’s men. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He burst out laughing and slammed his cleaver on a salmon, its head shooting across the blood-slicked counter to land perfectly in a little guillotine bucket. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Some of them had spilled out onto the steps; groups of them had formed circles on the lawn, laughing and kicking hacky sacks and, in some cases, even smoking right there on school property. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I laughed and looked out the window and prayed we’d miss our turn. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The bald one laughs when he sees the look on Jacqui’s and my faces. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“We got a beauteous subject, Kev; Crosby laughed at first, but then he signed off on it.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she laughed—a braying, high-pitched whinny—and said, “Only teasing!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The telephone book slipped from its nail and splashed to the floor, whereupon Jordan whispered "Excuse me"--but this time no one laughed. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

There was an ugliness to the voice, half growl and half laugh. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

In the end there were about a hundred of them, eating merrily and laughing. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let it lay there and its torn white tongues were laughing because I couldn’t understand what they were saying. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dancing, fighting, singing, crying, laughing, winning and losing love every hour. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I said, trying not to laugh at the absurdity of my situation. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

They laugh and talk behind me as we head down the sidewalk. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I exhale a tiny laugh and I smile. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

My parents and siblings all laughed at me because I was such a passionate fan. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They looked at each other and laughed for joy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A rumor had been filtering through the streets for some weeks: a rumor that made some people laugh and others grow silent, as some people scoff at ghosts and others fear them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

They both laughed as he held it up. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Bonaparte Napoleon's wife. You know, the one who said, ‘A woman laughing is a woman conquered.’ It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Before he killed this one, the cliff-ghast let it talk, and laughed at its silly babble. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He laughs a dry, grainy laugh—not like his singing voice. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then we all laughed, a bit nervously, and I think I ended up glaring. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The short, spry blonde woman at my table laughed. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Or laughed, like it was a big joke. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then the March family turned out en masse, and Jo exerted herself to some purpose, for people not only came, but stayed, laughing at her nonsense, admiring Amy’s taste, and apparently enjoying themselves very much. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man was tall and thin, with a round face and laugh lines at his eyes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Now halting a few paces before the Captains of the West he looked them up and down and laughed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She hugged me right back, letting out a laughing sigh. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was more charming, more suave than ever, saying things to make everyone laugh. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He laughed at jokes, shook hands, smiled, and whisked coins off the bar as if he truly needed the money. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Now I just want to hear him laugh. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He thought two of his ribs might already have cracked from trying not to laugh. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She was able to read Mary’s expressions by this time, or the most obvious of them at least, and she laughed at the way Mary’s jaw dropped. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She seemed to be laughing and crying at the same time because she reached up often to brush away the onion tears with the back of her hand. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You're the one who says books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them,” said Meggie, making him laugh for the first time that morning. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Dad laughed and reached out to rub the crease between my eyes. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Sitting down again, she held it out to Lon, who began laughing quietly. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Could they fly if there wasn’t someone, somewhere, laughing? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Folks laughed and Preacher Powell beamed because his joke had been appreciated. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I turn on my heel and try to walk slowly, like I don’t care that they’re all staring after me and laughing, like I don’t care one bit at all. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her Grandmother Clara laughed aloud when she caught sight of her, but her mother consoled her with two drops of her perfume on her neck. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Justice Strauss looked down at Sunny and laughed. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

But then, a Chinese girl never would have been laughing, not like that. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other Titan threw back his head and laughed. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They were more likely to engage in active listening, saying such things as “Go on, tell me more about that,” and they were far more likely to laugh and be funny during the visit. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I start laughing, too, and dump the rest of my water on her head. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Oh, you’re one who—” I laugh, remembering him splashing back into the punch bowl. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Witching Hour threw her head back and cackled, a harsh, gargling laugh that echoed over Fry. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She screeches like a blue jay when she laughs. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

A few nervous laughs echoed through the hall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I know you’re probably preparing dinner, but Richard sent me down to see if you could send up a luncheon tray. We are simply famished,” she said with a nervous laugh. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

At the stronghold he tied the ribbon around thp puppy’s neck, laughing as it backed out of the loop and chewed at the ends of the ribbon. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

His parody of sorrow brought its usual reprieve: the man laughed and patted the bony head, then enticed him down with the promise of a run. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not unless he wanted to become Dr. Frankenstein’s monster,” she replied with a laugh. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I used to,” I say with a laugh. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I did not laugh, even though this was a poem he said very badly. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children of Hermes and Mercury laughed and told stories and brazenly stole things from just about everyone. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Some kind of way it made me laugh, just a little. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She could not help laughing as she passed him, and with a feeling of triumph she beat him to the boat. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The other girls all laughed, even the black girls who hated Tina. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He fishes a phone out of his pocket, types in a few words, and then shows me pictures as real as TV pictures, and even some short movies, showing kids talking and laughing. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Those things would die in my house,” Bobbette said, and they laughed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I kept laughing and laughing because suddenly I knew that had been a message from God: He was on my side. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When she laughed now, which was rare, it was only when something struck her as truly funny. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boy21 laughs at Dad’s joke, which makes him smile and raise his hand. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed when I asked how librarians can remember titles, writers, and numbers too. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Harry laughed: The strange idea that had occurred to him was, after all, ridiculous. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And so does his laugh, and the passenger seat of his car, and his favorite hoodie, with the string lost in the laundry long ago. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She laughed, and smoothed it down quickly, only to have it blow out again. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Abby collapses into me, laughing and panting, and we slide to the floor against the lockers. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

They stared at each other for a moment before bursting out laughing. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He laughed and then thought of what it would be like if she found out and left him and he never heard that sardonic voice over the phone. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They swam in the pool and helped with cookouts and laughed hysterically, clutching their chests. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She laughed but stopped when I didn’t join in. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She darted a glance at Hari and almost laughed out loud at his expression. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He heard Reg laugh and tried to keep his own head still. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why the question gets us laughing even more. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Paolo threw his head back, laughing and raising his soft eyebrows. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The Howards stood on each side of him, laughing with the crowd. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A mighty cheer and a laugh: a club made of knotted thornbush wood studded with sharp iron nails was swung by Thor into Balder’s face. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

His snorting laugh and the tinkle of a bell carried down through her open window. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

We looked at each other, our cold, wet clothes clinging to us, our hair dripping, and then burst out laughing. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You mean no Republican ever bought a vote? Don’t make me laugh.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How dare you remind me of that horrid dinner party, when yours is so nice in every way?” added Jo, as they both laughed and ate out of one plate, the china having run short. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was disgusting to look at, and the other men laughed at him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed at something he said, then shook her head from side to side. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

And all the company laughed with them; for most were drunk; and we who were sober—we still wore shirts on which it said, Liberty to Slaves. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Only that when I had to say my name on the first day of school, she laughed.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Queenie laughed so hard she slid gracelessly and painfully from one branch to a lower branch, and tore her coat climbing down. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I can hear them laughing at the center of the maze when I walk outside with Locke, late to his own gathering. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Yossarian lunged for his tormentor’s throat with one hand, but the man glided out of reach effortlessly and vanished into the corridor with a malicious laugh. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I used to think your laugh was annoying, but I’d love to hear it again. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Lyddie couldn’t help but laugh, remembering the sight of those sweating, swearing, filthy gentlemen, and now they were further poisoning the already stale air of the carriage with their odor and road mud. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Now he thought they might laugh and say “What you carryin’, child? Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

An off-color anecdote, a laugh in the wrong place. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only a short time ago, I learned that people laughed at me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He laughs a lot, loves to sing, blushes a lot, is a little overweight, and I’ve never seen him in a bad mood. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I want to forget the way they laughed —their smiles were so ugly I almost feared. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Hunter turned, looked them up and down, and laughed, but in a way more for them to hear than as a manifestation of actual mirth. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The TV commentator Stuart Hall was laughing like a Harrier jump jet taking off. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I look at Max and burst out laughing. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I see Isabel lift her eyebrows and look upward as if praying for patience, and I almost laugh, for I did the same when my father lectured me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“You. You haven’t had enough vegetables. I see the red choler in you,” White Deer laughed. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried so hard not to laugh, but it was impossible. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

All that day they walked about, in the woods with him, singing, and laughing; for Quickbeam often laughed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A silly smile that will always make me laugh. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He laughed and started toward the house, carrying the wrapped deer’s haunch. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The river was laughing clearly and merrily at the old ferryman. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bravo reddened, but Inkpots laughed aloud and Brown Ben went so far as to chuckle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Six men gathered on the front steps, laughing. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He looked at me for a moment, and then, to my utter, utter surprise, he leaned back in his chair and laughed. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

A new memory to laugh over is just as good as reflecting on an old one, I think. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And then they danced, the two of them careening around the deck, swinging, smiling, laughing, giddy for now under a blue Seattle sky. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Walking my neighborhood, I wonder how anyone can laugh, be happy. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

One of the gambling men laughed and said, “Man, pass me them dice. That boy crazy.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I fell to my knees, crunching into the early spring crust of leaves and dirt, laughing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She managed a laugh, which was good to hear. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

"Thank heaven my audience is not made up of such sobersides. Sander, see that this lad is given instructions in laughing." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

People still waved and bowed, cheering and laughing, throwing flowers and other nonsense before their horses. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“No,” Lefty laughed, “only his excellent and venerable collection of wines.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Britain looks at me like Do you believe this guy? and I swallow a laugh. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

When they were in primary school, they sometimes looked at each other and laughed, without speaking, because they were thinking the same joke. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

El Gran Misterio was removing his costume, hanging it in the closet, and Moss laughed. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I can’t help it—I laugh so loud that the sound bounces off the street and fills my own ears. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They return drunk and laughing to the kitchen of Number 4 rue Vauborel. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

And just like that, the room pretty much exploded with laughing. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

But someone figured out that if you put in ‘time equals’ and then a letter, like t equals k, they wouldn’t charge you,” he said, laughing at the memory. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

They all seemed to know instinctively that something good was going on right there in front of them, and they were clapping and cheering and laughing like mad. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Just sat down on the kitchen stool, the broom across his knees, and laughed. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was patting a tall skinny guy on his back and laughing. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

She tickled him on purpose and the kiss became a laugh. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Eventually, my laughing turned into the occasional chuckle, and then it just stopped. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Father burst out laughing and Mother and Margot joined in, but I felt like crying because all my work and elaborate notes were lost. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I dreamed of myself, limping beside him, laughing that high, horrible cackle. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Suddenly a group of four or five teenage boys, shirtless and laughing and play punching each other, turned the corner. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I looked at him, and I had to bite my tongue because I was going to burst out laughing. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

While Sunny, Daryl and even Vega laughed, Mr. Ali carried me upside down out of the room, down the hall and into a dark space. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

His head tipped back, laughing, blowing fire out his mouth and nostrils. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of gently handing it down, he laughed and threw the peaches like weapons, smashing the soft fruit against their heads. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s one where Marjorie and another girl are laughing with their mouths open wide in unattractive poses while Lauren smiles serenely at the camera. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

John laughs bitterly, his head in his hands. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a bass laugh that sounded vaguely familiar and a voice. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I did a horrible job!” she said, laughing. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I was by this point well on top of the situation, but the gentlemen went on laughing covertly. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Wishful thinking,” I said, and Lorraine couldn’t help laughing. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I’d catch the flicker of television light coming from my parents' room and hear them murmuring quietly, laughing to themselves. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t laugh because I don’t like people laughing at me, even if they are policemen. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But he laughed and he seized her small, curling hands in his soiled ones and he laughed again and said, “Now you see that your lord is but a farmer and you a farmer’s wife!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I guess so,” I said with a nervous laugh, though in truth I felt as if I might pass out at any moment. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Dancing transformed her. She moved her shoulders somewhat coquettishly and her eyes and entire face were laughing and exuded joy.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

My mother interjected, laughing, “No silly, your grandma didn’t get married. The miracle concerns you.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had started out well, with much laughing and shouting, and for the first few seconds, as the peach had begun to roll slowly forward, nobody had minded being tumbled about a little bit. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I would peer out the window and watch them, laughing hard when Amil missed the ball, since he could hardly see me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I gasp and am rewarded with a hint of white teeth as he laughs. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Tucker laughed, but glanced over his shoulder as if Cliff was going to appear behind him and slam his head into the desk. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I could sense that the others were secretly laughing at my bumbling efforts, and I longed to throw the stick aside—preferably at them—and show them my skill with a pen. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The cafeteria was noisy with kids laughing and talking sometimes in English, sometimes in Spanish, and sometimes in a combination bouncing back and forth between languages. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Second, that the gods would make her laugh again, because she had not smiled or laughed since her father had been killed. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

They laughed and prattled, anticipating the night’s pleasures, while I stayed soberly quiet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She handed it to him with a nervous laugh, and Shawn said, “Where’s my Snickers? What, you forgot again?” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

If it was just the two of us up there, all the kids in the audience would be trying not to laugh. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Getting hooked up with volunteering here. My mom came with me that first day, just to check it out, and now she’s here every afternoon. She comes to laugh.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Roza laughed, a loud, happy sound too big for her body. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I hope,” laughed Elizabeth, “he done changed his ways at least.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I made an act of toasting her mother, which made Lelia laugh. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We laughed panicky laughs and shouted that it was the stupidest idea to get in the water. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I almost laugh remembering how I used to wish all the letters would just be black. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I don’t even remember what was so funny; I only remember thinking I’d suffocate before I stopped laughing. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Hank laughed and unfolded the second sheet of paper. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” she says, and it almost sounds like a laugh as she bends over to put away a pot. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The video keeps going, and off-screen my dad’s chuckling while Khalid laughs and while I jump on his belly, giggling and toppling right over. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I laugh, sinking down into the warm couch, the whirlwind of last night still making my heart float miles above the hospital. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Then Malcolm went on: ‘The white man doesn’t know how to laugh. He just shows his teeth. But we know how to laugh. We laugh deep down, from the bottom up.’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paused in the doorway, looked at the empty chair and laughed. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Connor made a sort of laughing gagging sound beside me, and I said, “Remind me to never eat the coleslaw here again.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When I chuckled at the older woman’s invocation of the parable, she laughed, too. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The whole courtroom started laughing, so then I started laughing, too. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He put a hand among the curls and the baby laughed gleefully and then the man tilted the chin and cut the baby’s throat and the baby went right on laughing. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Isaac was laughing, but Patrick raised a chastening finger and said, “Augustus, please. Let’s return to you and your struggles. You said you fear oblivion?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

They all laughed so I joined in too. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The younger two sets of twins laughed and pointed at Ivan on the ground. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I laugh, giddy with hysteria as the ground comes closer and closer. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He laughs so hard he has to grab the railing for balance. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

One slide I remember showed a beautiful laughing girl with a black mole on her cheek. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Will he laugh at me, dismiss this as foolishness? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed but kept on singing, even louder than before, my voice breaking horribly as I went into the chorus. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, them old Remingtons is always good for a laugh. A couple years ago, every time I’d catch me a carp, I’d slice its gut open and leave it in their mailbox.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Dad and Mother, and most of the guests, laughed away remarks like these without too much embarrassment. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can never stop my echo smile when I see him laugh. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It was strange, a little laugh was starting to get into Momma’s voice. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed, reached up, and—to his surprise—patted him on the top of his head. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She’s laughing and I somehow know she had the same breezy laugh he does. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Colin laughed as Hassan returned to counting the pennies of victory, but Colin's brain was spinning with the implications: if the future is forever, he thought, then eventually it will swallow us all up. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

She laughed, passing a bottle of something to Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The two embraced tightly, laughing and crying at the same time, and Sifen could not help doing the same at the pure joy of their reunion. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see his face, but I could hear him laughing and crying and saying something muffled by June’s shirt. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Jordan seemed to sneer at him from across the gym, feeling Gerald’s hatred and laughing at it. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Anyone ever go splat?” some pale bozo with a neon drink asks the people running the ride, and then he laughs with his bozo friends. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I think she means, was I laughing at her because she fell down. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

As he walked away we could see his round pink scar spying back at us through the trees like a small, laughing eye. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had just wanted her to laugh—such a simple thing and so hard to find out. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In her presence I threw back my head and laughed out loud for the first time in my life. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I took it out of a paper bag I had been carrying and presented it to Guenter as I climbed on board, and we both had a good laugh. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was laughing, putting on his glasses after wiping them on his cassock, his vision—like mine—clean at last. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are the gasps and whispers, and Anise finally lets out a screeching laugh. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The class giggled and I grinned, thinking they were laughing at her, not me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“No I don’t. They’d just whisper and laugh. I know how they do.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

They don’t know I watch them….They laugh and I want to know the joke….But they’re too far away, happy without me. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I sink into a chair and I bury my face into my red hat and I'm not sure if I'm laughing or crying. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She’s dressed in a black gown, cradling her cello and laughing with her head tossed back. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He laughs too, at some inside joke we haven’t even shared. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

No, enjoying them, grateful for the excuse to be near him, ridiculously pleased every time she brought him close to a laugh. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why but I just started laughing. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t heard him really laugh in a long time. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

And even though me, Dre, and Red didn't really find it that funny, we couldn't help but laugh too because, well, that's what her laugh makes you do. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I was asking Headmistress if we could be relocated, and she looked at me and started laughing. We are the last. All the schools in Umuahia have become refugee camps or army training camps.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Everyone else ran in, laughing, to gather up the fish. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The laugh cut out abruptly, and she returned to the calm voice. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She is so pleased with herself she laughs and claps her hands. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I'm laughing, so hard that I fall onto the ground in a wild delirium, and my cheeks hurt with a delightful pain. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He laughed and kicked and started chewing on my toes in retaliation, and that made me laugh. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

We would all sit together laughing and talking and loving each other across the table. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I remember falling on my hands in the dirt and laughing, totally unlike myself. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He did a little laugh as he said this, but then he seemed to fall deep into thought. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and Taryn giggled over the romantic drama, but Ivy couldn’t force out even one laugh. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He makes a face, and I laugh, telling him that I’m kidding. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Her long braids, striped with gray, swung every time she laughed, and it reminded Moss of the days when his mother used to have long hair. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Sierra laughed and then it happened: She started talking. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

How it always looked like he wanted to laugh and cry at the same time. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He thought about the next time he would laugh with her and then the next. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Kavita laughs as they nip at her fingers and jostle for more. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Robin was laughing about something with Ray, while she dug through her backpack. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

And then Penelope let out a laugh that was high and bright. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I sort of hinted about Joe and me to Felice and she laughed before she stared at me and then frowned. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

You are constantly taunted, humiliated, elbowed, laughed at. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, a piece of black forest torte and a cognac or two,” laughed Mrs. Arvydas. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

You do not like to have me laughed at. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then he laughs at his own assessment of me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The Langston Hughes book jumped from my hand and the whole class laughed, everyone but Byron. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got us all to laughing over Violet’s new bad habit. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mong made like he was dunking a ball with his right hand and laughed a little more. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I looked at Alhaji, who was laughing at what I had said. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

People were shouting, calling, arguing, laughing, selling their wares to any and all from where they stood. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was so busy laughing at the runt, he lobbed him a lollipop and the runt got lucky and poled it. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet even as the spell bound him, he had laughed. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She did not mean to laugh, but the laughter came out anyway. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Marina laughed and wiped a tear off Anya’s cheek with a finger. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

A woman with white hair and the soft, round face of a dumpling answers, still laughing from the conversation she left. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But Nelson slunk out of the house in such a terrified state we couldn’t find anything to laugh about, that is for sure. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brett was talking French and he was talking Spanish and a little English, and laughing. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

How she must have laughed when I confessed my faults to her! Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And they try to rub up against me and laugh that. . . laugh. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

In spite of her injuries, Afi managed to twist her lips into a rueful laugh. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked dead serious, then all of a sudden laughed again. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, he was wise all right," the man laughed angrily. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ginny was still laughing as they headed up the cracked driveway to their shared house. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask what made my mom laugh. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He laughed in the rain, feeling water gushing down his face. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Lara and Spike come over just in time for “Independent Women” and we all throw our hands up at each other and laugh. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

They were standing by the bookshelf and laughing about how often his mother had tried to get him to read the book. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We were big laughing and we’d run into each other and growl and back away. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh—I don’t know whether to laugh or to cry. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The children thought that this must be a game, as Leopard was their mother’s friend, and they continued to laugh and smile even as they were dragged along. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He didn’t care so long as it didn’t get around to the extent that men laughed at him behind his back. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed and came around the table to hug me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The others laughed, too, even Emenike himself, but there was, underneath their laughter, a barbed echo. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He makes another sound halfway between a growl and a laugh. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He went out and I heard him laughing in the hall. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Her mom captured all of this, laughing along with them, and with every click of the camera, Emily’s nerves eased. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But beneath it all, I heard a sinister laugh. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Riccio could always make him laugh, even if he didn't feel like it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Coral Queen had just closed and the passengers were filing off, laughing and talking loudly. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

We both laughed so hard, but then her laughter turned into crying. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Maybe he found another source of food,” he suggested, laughing. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle laughed as he watched Salva gobble down his first piece of the meat. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a soft laugh, the demoness took it and lifted the lid. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went to visit her there over a long weekend and we laughed and had deep conversations, same as we always had. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She laughed a lot, but never in a mean way, and sometimes if she didn’t sleep enough, she got really snippy and cranky, which only made Joaquin like her more. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I know people are laughing at me. I hate it. I hate that school. I hate that football field. I hate that goalpost.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s when we all crack up laughing at the incompetence of him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

They spent so much of their time talking and laughing. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell you, Will, so you can laugh, too. You see this second wife?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Both of us stayed out there anyway, dog-paddling and diving under swells and splashing water at each other and laughing. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was just as fat as a butterball, and laughing, eyes blue, blue, blue.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bera-Bera talked too much, laughed too loudly, and sometimes sassed me, but still I loved him. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Gerald laughed, ducked, and just as he was chasing Angel around the kitchen with a full glass of water, Monique breezed inside with a burst of winter air. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughs and the crazy woman goes to hug me, but I step back a little, let her know that’s not the kind of thing I do. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I laughed and let the tears slide down my cheeks without even bothering to wipe them away. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

A look of surprise crossed her face and she burst out laughing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Mia joins me for the second, and we laugh at the fights the women get into, and then hate ourselves for getting caught up in the ridiculous drama. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Then she would make a funny face, and we’d fall apart laughing and forget our differences. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The gaunt man with the grey stubbled face laughed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They outfitted Milkman completely, laughing all the while at his underwear, fingering his vest—Small Boy tried to get his wrestler’s arms into Milkman’s jacket—and wondering what had happened to his feet. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sure only that he was laughing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don't you like best the boys who make you laugh?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She bent down, and laughed bitterly when she recognized what it was. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Always holding hands, always laughing over some private joke. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have the same one,” he says, laughing. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Olanna would laugh at him in that patient way she laughed at Master when he said something ridiculous. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And a young German saleswoman laughing at every joke. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She would laugh at jokes we couldn’t hear. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other boys, laughing and noisy, would soon be rushing down the hallway. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He let out a strangled choking sound that might’ve been a laugh. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Worm busts out laughing and says, “Dang, who you? Somebody’s momma?” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Kaisa broke into laughter, and it was a good, solid laugh, and soon enough Ash could not help but laugh with her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he begins to laugh, and is he blushing? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of the bolder first years laughed, although nervously, and they almost leaned forward, probably grateful it was Lianne up there, not them. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had laughed loudly when he read Benton’s description of him as “looking much smarter than he actually is.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I laughed, happy that things seemed better between us, at least for right now. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Ask her what’s happening under the sea,” I said, and we all died laughing. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Even I have to laugh, rolling around on the floor. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He goes to Keisha and they do the same thing with the arms, but she laughs afterward. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

And everyone laughed...then stopped when they realized he was not joking in the least. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Every Thanksgiving, Dad tells the story again, and every year, Mom laughs and says she’s going to kill him if he tells it one more time. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She used to make her parents rewind it over and over again, laughing herself sick at the idea that a roof could go and resettle itself. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Throughout childhood my younger sister said, “When I grow up, I want to be a slave,” and my parents laughed, encouraging her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Jacob, wait,” laughs August, coming up behind me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They laughed at me with pity in their eyes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The veterans usually laughed when one showed up and flicked through it quickly in a blasé way before throwing it aside, so we did the same. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I managed to frown...managed not to laugh aloud with relief. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I hardly think a plum would survive the fall,” she repeated, laughing harder. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When Highboy brought out a pint bottle of gin, and they laughed and passed the bottle from mouth to mouth, he refused that also. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When he turned to me with what looked like an entire bumper in his hand, he paused and laughed. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Freak hasn't got his crutch tonight, just the leg brace, and he's laughing so hard he falls down. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was a horrible joke, but Doc Daneeka didn’t laugh until Yossarian came to him one mission later and pleaded again, without any real expectation of success, to be grounded. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

And tomorrow morning this would be a big joke to laugh at over breakfast. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Asked him questions and thought all his responses to things were important enough to laugh at or quarrel with him about. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Madam Maryam gave it to my father, but I watched it, and it made me laugh and laugh. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Dad laughed and crunched the carrot down until it resembled a cigar. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know whether to smile, or to laugh, or to nod, or to cry and dance about. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I tried to laugh it off, but there was a scary intensity to Diego's voice that made me think he wasn’t joking. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Henry laughed and said, “Honey, the sun rises and sets with that Bill of hers. Everything he says is Gospel. She loves her man.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Might look ridiculous with your beard,” I reply, laughing. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He hung his head and stood motionless, without speaking, waiting for what was to be done to him next “Perhaps he is Sir Lancelot” There was a great laugh at this. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The welfare worker laughed and looked over at a co-worker. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He laughs at all the King Arturo jokes I spent extra time getting right for him. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He’s laughing now, arms coming up around Alex’s shoulders to squeeze him to his chest. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” she says, and sort of laughs into her fist. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z