Sentence examples for causes laughter from inspiring English sources
In Francis Bacon's list of what causes laughter, the first place is again given to deformity.
Immanuel Kant realized that what causes laughter is "the sudden transformation of a tense expectation into nothing".
☟ A. E. Bassinette, in his pamphlet "What Is Humor A Joke?," claims to have discovered a small tropical fly which causes laughter.
☟ A. E. Bassinette, in his pamphlet "What Is Humor — A Joke?," claims to have discovered a small tropical fly which causes laughter.
Silliness often causes laughter, which helps lower blood pressure; increases vascular blood flow and oxygenation of the blood; gives a workout to the diaphragm and to abdominal, respiratory, facial and back muscles; reduces the stress hormone cortisol; and increases memory and learning.
He told them he was only catching his breath, which caused laughter.
The judge, Mr Justice Saunders, caused laughter to break out when he quipped "interesting titles – 'royal pastry'!" as he flicked through one of them.
In 1961 a survey carried out among American children aged eight to 15 made the researchers conclude that the mortification, discomfort, or hoaxing of others readily caused laughter, but witty or funny remarks often passed unnoticed.
I have worked my way, with mounting pleasure and awe, through almost all of Melvin Burgess Nicholas Danee, The Hit, Junk, Doing It – all causing laughter, enlightenment and harrowings of the soul by turns).
The sound of the impact caused laughter, I recall, but the bleeding sent my pals running to their tree forts and left me alone in the middle of someone's yard walking in circles, temporarily blind.
