forced laugh
Frequency: 7.09.8 per million words
a laugh that is not spontaneous or genuine
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Examples (20)
- Her forced laugh couldn't hide her disappointment.
- The awkward silence was broken by her forced laugh.
- I could tell by his forced laugh that he didn't find it funny.
- He gave a forced laugh to show he wasn't offended by the joke.
- She let out a forced laugh to break the awkward silence.
- I could tell it was a forced laugh because his eyes didn't crinkle.
- The comedian's joke was met with only a few forced laughs.
- Despite her sadness, she managed a forced laugh for the camera.
- His forced laugh made everyone uncomfortable.
- Everyone noticed the forced laugh he let out after the boss's unfunny comment.
- The audience gave a forced laugh out of politeness.
- A forced laugh escaped his lips, sounding hollow in the empty room.
- She tried to cover her nervousness with a forced laugh.
- She responded with a forced laugh, trying to hide her nervousness.
- The forced laugh revealed his true feelings about the situation.
- His forced laughs were becoming more frequent as the interview went on.
- After the embarrassing moment, she produced a forced laugh.
- The comedian was met with nothing but a few forced laughs from the back row.
- Their forced laughs echoed hollowly in the room.
- It’s hard to maintain a conversation when every response is a forced laugh.