Examples of laughingstock in a Sentence
The team has become the laughingstock of the league.
The mayor became a laughingstock.
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With the help of Hall of Fame general manager Bill Polian, Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy and Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning, Irsay turned the Colts from a longtime laughingstock into a perennial title contender, even winning a Super Bowl title.
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Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
No one would have wanted the bridesmaids, especially Princess Charlotte, to look like a laughingstock.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
Even Germany’s traditionally punctual train service has become a laughingstock, with jokes about late or canceled trains now standard fare for German comics.
—Mark I. Vail, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Rick Pitino has turned this program from a laughingstock into a true title contender in just one year.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
No one would have wanted the bridesmaids, especially Princess Charlotte, to look like a laughingstock.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
Even Germany’s traditionally punctual train service has become a laughingstock, with jokes about late or canceled trains now standard fare for German comics.
—Mark I. Vail, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Rick Pitino has turned this program from a laughingstock into a true title contender in just one year.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Laughingstock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laughingstock. Accessed 6 Jun. 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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