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Vegas started hot at home, scoring at 2:13 and then 9:03 of the first period, but the Oilers would have the last laugh, scoring once in the first and three times in the third period to steal the win.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Predicting who will get the last laugh in a potential shootout between Curry and Doncic is much more difficult, though.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Could holdouts such as San Francisco ultimately have the last laugh?
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2012
Yet, Costello seemed to get the last laugh on this one.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Predicting who will get the last laugh in a potential shootout between Curry and Doncic is much more difficult, though.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Could holdouts such as San Francisco ultimately have the last laugh?
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2012
Yet, Costello seemed to get the last laugh on this one.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for have/get the last laugh
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“Have/get the last laugh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%2Fget%20the%20last%20laugh. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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