Examples of laughingstock in a Sentence
The team has become the laughingstock of the league.
The mayor became a laughingstock.
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For the moment, however, critics of the Trump regime at home and around the world are again in awe of the incompetence that has repeatedly made a laughingstock of his inner circle.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025
The Dallas Mavericks already were the laughingstock of the NBA after trading superstar guard Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Goff’s staggering career revival — from middling starter on an 0-8-1 team to MVP candidate for one that’s 41-21 since, including the playoffs — mirrors the organization’s rise from league laughingstock to Super Bowl contender.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
The former Florida Gator has seen the club go from a laughingstock to a contender.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025
The Dallas Mavericks already were the laughingstock of the NBA after trading superstar guard Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Goff’s staggering career revival — from middling starter on an 0-8-1 team to MVP candidate for one that’s 41-21 since, including the playoffs — mirrors the organization’s rise from league laughingstock to Super Bowl contender.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
The former Florida Gator has seen the club go from a laughingstock to a contender.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Laughingstock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughingstock. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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laughingstock
noun
laugh·ing·stock
ˈlaf-iŋ-ˌstäk 
ˈlȧf-
: a person or thing that is made fun of
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