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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Pros: Inexpensive; can also be used on laugh lines
Cons: Not the best for dark circles; may be too strong for sensitive skin
The Inkey proves that potent ingredients don’t have to be super expensive.
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Deanna Pai, Glamour, 28 May 2025
His characters feel real and their relationships insightful, though under Clinton Turner Davis’s direction, some laugh lines seem purposely underplayed, as if leaning into the play’s comedy would undermine its eventual tragedy.
—Juan A. Ramírez, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Small smiles revealed previously unnoticed wrinkles or laugh lines.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Soft-spoken with laugh lines and a glint in his saucer-sized blue eyes, his appeal is universal.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
Alexander never got the chance to watch his hair go gray, or to see time etch his laugh lines into place.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 1 Feb. 2025
Feng chuckled, the laugh lines around her eyes deepening.
—Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2024
O’Hara’s text has a sitcom patter to it with transparent laugh lines that feel almost like Neil Simon with more atmospheric profanity.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Macdonald’s laugh lines are deep, the collateral of a lifetime spent having a good time.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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Deanna Pai, Glamour, 28 May 2025
His characters feel real and their relationships insightful, though under Clinton Turner Davis’s direction, some laugh lines seem purposely underplayed, as if leaning into the play’s comedy would undermine its eventual tragedy.
—Juan A. Ramírez, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Small smiles revealed previously unnoticed wrinkles or laugh lines.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Soft-spoken with laugh lines and a glint in his saucer-sized blue eyes, his appeal is universal.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
Alexander never got the chance to watch his hair go gray, or to see time etch his laugh lines into place.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 1 Feb. 2025
Feng chuckled, the laugh lines around her eyes deepening.
—Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2024
O’Hara’s text has a sitcom patter to it with transparent laugh lines that feel almost like Neil Simon with more atmospheric profanity.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Macdonald’s laugh lines are deep, the collateral of a lifetime spent having a good time.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Laugh lines.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugh%20lines. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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