laugh lines
noun
US
: wrinkles that appear next to the eyes and that are most noticeable when a person is smiling or laughing
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With all the laugh lines going to Jonah Hill, Richard Ayoade, and Will Forte’s mustache, Stiller’s normally bankable stolidness becomes this disappointing film’s ball and chain.
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Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
Reviewers say this indulgently creamy yet lightweight formula noticeably reduced the appearance of their laugh lines, so even at 0.03%, retinol can be extremely effective.
—Devon Abelman, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2024
The gags and laugh lines are middling at best and the situation could hardly be called a masterpiece of farcical construction.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
Her primary concerns are dark circles and laugh lines, which the concealer works effectively to mask.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
Shafer tells Bazaar that there are actually two types of laugh lines: nasolabial creases and nasolabial folds.
—Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Aug. 2023
While Rogen’s laugh lines are bold, Byrne’s comedic touches are more subtle.
—Seth Rogen, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
Such laugh lines hit hard with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) now on strike over such issues as pay models and artificial intelligence in the workplace, and with the union contracts for directors and actors due to expire soon.
—Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
No one comes to an arms-control signing expecting laugh lines, but the mood at the White House was buoyant on Dec. 8, 1987, as the Reagan administration put the final touches on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
—Kate Bachelder Odell, WSJ, 6 Mar. 2023
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Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
Reviewers say this indulgently creamy yet lightweight formula noticeably reduced the appearance of their laugh lines, so even at 0.03%, retinol can be extremely effective.
—Devon Abelman, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2024
The gags and laugh lines are middling at best and the situation could hardly be called a masterpiece of farcical construction.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
Her primary concerns are dark circles and laugh lines, which the concealer works effectively to mask.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
Shafer tells Bazaar that there are actually two types of laugh lines: nasolabial creases and nasolabial folds.
—Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Aug. 2023
While Rogen’s laugh lines are bold, Byrne’s comedic touches are more subtle.
—Seth Rogen, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
Such laugh lines hit hard with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) now on strike over such issues as pay models and artificial intelligence in the workplace, and with the union contracts for directors and actors due to expire soon.
—Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
No one comes to an arms-control signing expecting laugh lines, but the mood at the White House was buoyant on Dec. 8, 1987, as the Reagan administration put the final touches on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
—Kate Bachelder Odell, WSJ, 6 Mar. 2023
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“Laugh lines.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugh%20lines. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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