How to Use chuckle in a Sentence

chuckle

verb
  • She chuckled at the memory of what he had said.
  • To all of this, Smith chuckles.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • McBride chuckled and turned his head to the right.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • So Cali sucked her teeth, chuckling.
    — Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Some of the 14 men chuckled, not quite sold.
    — Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Forbes walked away chuckling to himself.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Grayson chuckles from the pilot’s seat.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Calloway chuckles at how things change.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Walter didn’t talk much and had a way of chuckling to himself.
    — Adam Shatz, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Teigen asked as her husband can be heard chuckling in the background.
    — Natasha Reda, Allure, 22 Dec. 2019
  • But if your Kindle starts chuckling out of nowhere, all bets are off.
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Jess chuckled and rocked on her foot, glad to see friends in the audience.
    — Bennet Goldstein, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
  • In response to the clip, Buttigieg chuckled.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Each time, patrons embraced his mix-ups and chuckled along with him.
    — Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The man jumped a little, chuckled once, and grabbed my arm with his other hand.
    — Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Now, more than ever, make sure to take the time to chuckle at the silliness of it all.
    — Tony Nitti, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Miller chuckled when asked about his trash-talk episodes, because that isn’t the only one.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The rest of the room gave knowing nods and chuckled in empathy.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 14 June 2025
  • The singer chuckles as his dad slumps into the couch in disbelief.
    — Bisma Parvez, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2019
  • Chris just chuckles at the memory — and also at the way his life has turned out.
    — Nancy Kruh, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Burrus chuckles at the quirky things his buddy would do at these parties.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • There is not a whole lot to chuckle about these days, and her column does the trick for me every week.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
  • There is not a whole lot to chuckle about these days, and her column does the trick for me every week.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
  • Harding’s son chuckled at the video and told his dad the piano was badly out of tune.
    — Alina Hartounian, The Seattle Times, 31 Aug. 2017
  • On a video that went viral, Hindt can be seen sitting back and chuckling.
    — Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2020
  • The next day, Dunleavy had to chuckle when asked about the comments.
    — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Bass chuckled when asked about his elementary school hoops days.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Reid chuckled, then offered the sweetest thought about the wedding.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
  • Roland chuckled and gave his son a copy of the article in a back issue of Vogue.
    — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
  • El Cabo chuckled and promised to attend the opening at the theater.
    — Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2018

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