How to Use laughing gas in a Sentence

laughing gas

noun
  • These just happen to be filled with laughing gas.
    — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Who knew that laughing gas could be the world’s true equalizer?
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE.com, 14 Jan. 2020
  • Hard to know who’d lost thousands at craps or knocked off a cannister of laughing gas.
    — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
  • The Giants simply haven’t been a strong enough team to win with laughing gas.
    — Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
  • The video shows Garner on a phone call with her friend while the laughing gas was still in effect.
    — Katherine Schaffstall, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is used as a sedative in medicine.
    — Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Batman and his rogues' gallery are more focused on hand-to-hand combat and gimmicks like laughing gas.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • It's sometimes referred to as laughing gas or happy gas, and is mostly used for pain relief.
    — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Whoever put that panel together must have been on laughing gas.
    — John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • When her contractions began to quicken, and deepen, a nurse came and tried to give some laughing gas to Meg.
    — Town & Country, 10 Jan. 2023
  • In the clip shot by her assistant, she was moved to tears while telling a friend about her love for Hamilton after being put on laughing gas.
    — Katherine Schaffstall, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2018
  • When the valve is opened, the mixture is propelled from the can by nitrous oxide (laughing gas), and the gas expands rapidly to create a foam.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The first thing to know is that nitric oxide isn’t the same as nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, or the stuff that gets you a little high at the dentist.
    — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 25 Jan. 2023
  • In 1975, Ross died from an overdose after inhaling too much laughing gas.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 17 May 2024
  • These products include glue, shoe polish, paint thinner, aerosol sprays, gasoline and nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
  • In the video game, players navigate the Joker's funhouse to stop him from releasing his toxic laughing gas.
    — Melania Hidalgo, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
  • The age limit was enacted nine months ago to curb teens from possibly abusing nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Aside from being a waste of time (and in some cases, extra money), laughing gas also comes with serious safety risks to consider.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 9 Sep. 2024
  • That's because the chemical byproduct of the bacteria that break down waste is nitrous oxide--a greenhouse gas also known as laughing gas.
    — Allison Bond, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2010
  • The star was filmed at the party, during which people were (at least according to the Sun's source) smoking cannabis and inhaling laughing gas.
    — SI.com, 9 Jan. 2018
  • Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, produces a feeling of relaxation, laughter and dizziness.
    — Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Aug. 2025
  • About 40% of ammonium nitrate — laughing gas's source — comes from Russia.
    — Darius Tahir, CBS News, 3 June 2022
  • There are currently a few hundred American hospitals that offer laughing gas for labor.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022
  • But a new study argues that nitrous oxide (N2O) – commonly known as laughing gas – should be considered, too.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Doctors first looked into using laughing gas as an antidepressant in a 2015 proof-of-concept trial.
    — Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, 11 June 2021
  • The presence of laughing gas—or N2O—can signify the presence of living organisms.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is FDA-approved for use in medical settings to relieve pain.
    — Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2022
  • The intent of Colorado law is that laughing gas only be sold to medical professionals and to those wishing to use it for non-consumptive use, like cooking.
    — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Once known by nicknames like laughing gas and hippy crack, the inhalant nitrous oxide — a sedative commonly used by healthcare providers — is getting attention online.
    — Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Nitrous oxide is a colorless and odorless gas — also known as laughing gas, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
    — Jonathan Limehouse, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Sep. 2024

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