laugh grimly
Frequency: 6.87.2 per million words
To laugh in a somber or mirthless way.
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Examples (10)
- He laughed grimly at the irony of the situation.
- She laughed grimly when she heard the bad news.
- The soldiers laughed grimly about their chances of survival.
- I could only laugh grimly at my own foolish mistake.
- "We are all doomed," he said, and laughed grimly.
- The detective laughed grimly at the suspect's poor excuse.
- They laughed grimly as the storm destroyed their tent.
- He just shook his head and laughed grimly to himself.
- You have to laugh grimly when fate turns against you.
- She looked at the ruined painting and laughed grimly.