Sentence examples for forcing a laugh from inspiring English sources

After forcing a laugh and nervously tightening his collar, Moe exits on the line: "Do you know who I am?

"Four sets of eyeballs on me," he says, forcing a laugh.

In an environment where everyone is gladly forcing a laugh, it's not so hard to peel the onionskin of our fears and swan dive into the womb of childlike merriment.

' " He forced a laugh.

He forces a laugh.

You say, "Are you frightened?" "Frightened?" She forces a laugh.

Blinking, he stood up straight again, and forced a laugh.

Mr. Romney forced a laugh, and said: "Do your very best.

"I don't," Tina says, sighing as her parents force a laugh.

Though the actors occasionally go overboard to force a laugh — four-letter words sneak in too often — the 2 hours and 10 minutes speed by.

Then, in a burst of nerves, she whipped out a mirror to reapply her lip gloss — unnecessarily —– and forced a laugh.