How to Use laugh off in a Sentence

laugh off

verb
  • There was talk about his short arm length, a knock that Bain has laughed off.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Mistakes learned from and laughed off in equal measure.
    — Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Lynch managed to laugh off the comment, as did the rest of the crew.
    — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2024
  • But his peers laughed off the idea, and not much changed over the succeeding decades.
    — Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Uğuz laughs off the suggestion of any mystery here.
    — Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
  • It’s all laughed off – until Emma’s turn.
    — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Watch Jutes and Lovato laugh off the roast in the video above.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Esti picks up the animal and carries it away as her mom laughs off camera.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
  • For the most part, Farrell laughs off the criticism.
    — Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 24 June 2026
  • Lopez laughed off the moment, before giving her ex-husband his props.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Brady seems pretty aware of this, and laughed off the awkward expression with a joke in a quote-tweet.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Stories like those were passed from person to person like fairytales for adults — no doubt laughed off by many.
    — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Other teammates laugh off the notion of a perfect pass to Ovechkin.
    — Stephen Whyno, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Camp now laughs off the May-December pairing as a joke that went too far.
    — Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Try to spend quality time with your true support system and laugh off your troubles over a group meal.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023
  • People could be tempted to laugh off the idea of stopping silver-haired grannies from getting high.
    — Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • The camera quickly cut to Chalamet, who laughed off the joke.
    — Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Bush Hager asked her co-host, who laughed off the interrogation.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Hathaway rubbed her son's shoulder while smiling and laughing off the encounter.
    — Emily St. Martin, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Healey nearly laughed off a question last week from a Herald reporter about her stance on a new flag.
    — Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Vincent laughed off my concern and said that, if there were idiots who dared tease him, that was all the more reason to wear pink.
    — Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
  • When asked about his casting, Torstensson laughs off the description.
    — Ian Malone, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Bryan, 47, laughed off his fall after landing on his back, videos shared on social media show.
    — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Think of funny moments from the week and laugh off your irritations by discussing them.
    — Lisa Stardust, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The duo appear to laugh off the intimate moment in the final picture.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The Woman in Shania Twain knows how to laugh off an onstage mishap.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
  • Kaley Cuoco is doing her best to laugh off a scary incident in her hotel room.
    — Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
  • While seemingly stunned at first, O'Leary took the stunt in stride and laughed off the incident.
    — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Lewontin can laugh off the idea of a Jewish gene, but this isn't 1972 anymore.
    — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2012
  • But Venus in Gemini will laugh off the drama and move forward quickly.
    — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 27 May 2024

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