The phrase "brought a chuckle" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that caused laughter or amusement.
Example: "The comedian's clever joke brought a chuckle from the audience."
Alternatives: "elicited a laugh" or "provoked a smile."
That brought a chuckle from the reporters.
That brought a chuckle from Raymond L. Thomas Jr., Xposure's executive director.
This story brought a chuckle to Harvey Bennett, 56, who owns the Tackle Shop in Amagansett.
The crowd peered at dirty graffiti walls as Mr. Schiller pointed with his umbrella and spoke with a professorial air, which brought a chuckle to one local resident, Chuck Jugans, 29, an actor.
The Onion tried to bring a chuckle to readers who spent a long day cursing while waiting vote with its story, "Majestic Sounds of 'Goddamn Long Line Ring Across Americaa".
And sure to bring a chuckle to the shrewd observer is Cindy Sherman's contribution to the world of teapots -- a pink and white porcelain tea set commissioned by Limoges that features an insignia of the artist made up and barely recognizable as Madame de Pompadour.
The premise itself will bring a chuckle, if you get it.
She admitted, however, that she probably would have been disqualified anyway for bad eyesight and her "very, very modest" athletic ability, an admission that brought a shared chuckle from the audience.
Dear Michael, Your article not only brought me a chuckle or two but also made me realize that women still live and work in a "man's world".
But he brought a smile and incredulous chuckle to the face of Enrico Letta, the prime minister.
David Sipress, Alex Gregory, and Leo Cullum's cartoons above are classics of the period, but still bring us a chuckle more than a decade later.
