contain laughter

Frequency: 6.59.6 per million words

to succeed in not laughing

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Examples (10)

  • Will was no longer able to contain his laughter.
  • She struggled to contain her laughter during the solemn ceremony.
  • The comedian's joke made it hard for the audience to contain their laughter.
  • He tried to contain his laughter when his boss made a silly mistake.
  • It was a serious situation, but I couldn't contain my laughter completely.
  • Despite the awkward silence, she managed to contain her laughter.
  • The children found it impossible to contain their laughter after seeing the clown.
  • I had to bite my lip to contain my laughter in the quiet library.
  • She almost failed to contain her laughter during the formal presentation.
  • The teacher had to scold the student who couldn't contain his laughter.