Sentence examples for earnest laughing from inspiring English sources

Black supporters called out to correct him: "for all Americans!" Then, as the speeches ended and reality sank in, Mr Obama's supporters began celebrating in earnest, laughing, crying, dancing and embracing each other.

O.K., it sounds incredibly phony and earnest; laugh all you want.

But if he were here today I'd say, 'Let's plan more carefully this time and stage a coup d'état in earnest!' " He laughed, as though he were making a joke.

Everyone else has accepted their fates," she begins, laughing at how earnest her words sound out loud.

It has often been mocked: Terry Castle says that "like many bookish lesbians I seem to have spent much of my adult life making jokes about it", and Mary Renault, who read it in 1938, remembered laughing at its "earnest humourlessness" and "impermissible allowance of self-pity".

Lynch's memoir is more earnest than laugh-out-loud funny, but she's not, after all, one of her characters.

E-mail address GO SIGN UP Share Tweet Lynch's memoir is more earnest than laugh-out-loud funny, but she's not, after all, one of her characters.

During his two-hour presentation with financial analysts, Mr. Elop, who usually comes across as earnest and serious, had the audience laughing when explaining the new organizational chart of his leadership team, with his name at top.

It's not a laughing matter, and I'm glad there are some unironic, earnest people out there calling us out and trying to make a difference.

When told of Earnest's remarks, Lee laughed in disbelief.

We were laughing at the obvious absurdity of a comment he had just said in earnest.