How to Use belly laugh in a Sentence

belly laugh

noun
  • The show provided lots of belly laughs.
  • He has an infectious belly laugh.
  • And your belly laughs might just be the best thing in the universe.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Shake off the winter blues with a belly laugh thanks to these corny spring jokes.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2017
  • There is science behind that -- and why a belly laugh is good for you.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 3 July 2021
  • Like, your belly laugh, or biting your cheeks to keep from laughing.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
  • Each one of us would be responsible for one big belly laugh a day.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The Irish have a way of combining high-brow ideas with belly laughs.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Michelle and Richard Lam recalled their dad's goofy jokes and big belly laughs.
    — Alyson Ward, Houston Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2018
  • Moments of belly laughs, hugs, happy dance moves, kind words, hope, and sharing dreams.
    — Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 4 Oct. 2019
  • The love of family time and adventure and belly laughs made this trip one for the books!
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
  • An actor who can provoke belly laughs with grunts clearly is gifted.
    — Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Cindy was quiet and soft spoken while Kyu was loud and quick to unleash deep belly laughs.
    — Claire Ballor, Dallas News, 14 May 2023
  • Eddie has a way of getting into our heads and hearts for a belly laugh that eases pain, builds a bridge.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
  • When asked about that performance, Goosby let out a belly laugh.
    — Elizabeth Nonemaker, baltimoresun.com, 23 Sep. 2021
  • His mouth curls into a wide smile before devolving into a deep belly laugh.
    — Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2019
  • When Santa, ringing his bell and laughing his belly laugh, came down the aisle of the train, though, my kid lost it.
    — Allison Hope, CNN, 15 Dec. 2020
  • There’s no plate Emma won’t lick clean, and her little belly laugh is contagious.
    — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 3 June 2023
  • The jokes come fast and furious, and the identical-twin running gag never fails to draw belly laughs.
    — Barry Levitt, Vulture, 20 June 2024
  • Big hands, big heart, big belly laughs, which sometimes erupt out of nowhere in casual conversation.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
  • But just as many viewers sat silently, seemingly unsure of whether the correct response was a belly laugh or an eye roll.
    — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 13 June 2019
  • Searching for a climactic cliff-hanger, the writers lean more toward blood and guts at the expense of belly laughs.
    — David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2018
  • There, the two reconnect multiple times over the years in one of the most beloved, belly laugh-inducing love stories to date.
    — Angela Andaloro, EW.com, 23 June 2022
  • In one video included in the carousel, Honey shares a big belly laugh with her dad in a sweet father-daughter moment.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The rapidity with which her end nears is approached with big feelings, but also lots of belly laughs through a score packed with wit and wisdom.
    — David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • As Christmas carols play in the background and the tips roll in, Santa thanks the senders with a jolly belly laugh.
    — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Anyone weary of cringe-y, performative displays of bien-pensant thinking might crack a smile — or let loose a belly laugh.
    — Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2022
  • In person, Huang subdues his ironic braggadocio with polite eye contact and rolling belly laughs at his own jokes.
    — Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Old reruns of The Office or Seinfeld will surely give you a good ole belly laugh.
    — Maria Minor, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
  • This show, which still prompts belly laughs from my daughter and me even after countless rewatches, meets and surpasses my mother’s bar.
    — Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026

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