Sentence examples for derisive chuckle from inspiring English sources

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When the Central Intelligence Agency or the State Department, let alone the United Nations, was mentioned in conversation with a foreign-policy conservative, the reference would usually draw a derisive chuckle or a rolling of the eyes: those organizations had been captured by the appeasers, and could be counted on to respond insufficiently to threats.

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It's a motto which screams all-American razzamatazz, enough to make the more derisive of the assembled British games press have a wry chuckle to themselves but, when push comes to shove, it's impossible to knock Blizzard's track record ('World of Warcraft', 'StarCraft', 'WarCraft'), so why not flaunt it?

A few years ago, the singer who once referred to women as "horses in a stable," among other derisive descriptions would have dismissed a line like this with a low chuckle.

Chuckle, chuckle.

She made a derisive sound.

Derisive iconoclast, preacher and jester.

A derisive snort.

Other breeders are derisive.

The derisive "Roger!

(Derisive laughter from audience).

We chuckle.

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