How to Use have/get the last laugh in a Sentence
have/get the last laugh
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In the long run, though, Texas may have the last laugh.
—Mary Ziegler, CNN, 2 Sep. 2021
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But the creators of the comic book would have the last laugh.
—George Gene Gustines, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2022
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Despite that, Wilson may have been the one to get the last laugh.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2022
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Although Taylor left the yard on Hodges’ pitch, the latter would get the last laugh on the final at-bat of the game.
—Evan Dudley, al, 18 May 2022
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But, as Dangle’s wife reminds her petty husband, the artist may have the last laugh.
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
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Yet industry pundits will have the last laugh when the Critics Choice Assn.
—Zoe Hewitt, Variety, 3 Jan. 2022
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Neighborhood real estate is on the rise and FanPlex may have the last laugh yet.
—Pete Corson, ajc, 16 May 2016
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Nikola Tesla might have won the war but Mr. Edison may still have the last laugh thanks to digital.
—Mike Hughes, Forbes, 14 June 2021
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But Axelrod still managed to have the last laugh, a bitter-sweet victory for Lewis’s fans.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 4 Oct. 2021
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And that was a pro, adored by millions who appreciated comic skill and the ability to get the last laugh.
—Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 1 Jan. 2022
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Teachers can get the last laugh before returning to the classroom this fall when the Bored Teachers Comedy Tour comes to town.
—Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2022
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Stlll, though, Henderson and his family have the last laugh on the cork disc thieves -- those weren't designed by Wright and are of little, if any, value.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN, 17 Oct. 2021
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Yet sterile neutrino advocates might just have the last laugh.
—Adam Hadhazy, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2019
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For a comic critiqued by some misguided souls as not being funny enough, Gadsby sure understands how to get the last laugh.
—Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022
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Yet, like the dubious industrial heroes of the present day, Lang may well have the last laugh, as the leader of a movement to forge a brighter technological future.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022
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As software makers turn to generative AI assistants, will Clippy finally get the last laugh?
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2023
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But Cincinnati’s top-10 offense and defense each, respectively, will get the last laugh again, setting up a potential playoff rematch in January.
—Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 26 Nov. 2022
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