Sentence examples for provoke mirth from inspiring English sources

Watson's name did not feature high but nor, by this stage, did it provoke mirth.

When it involves clingfilm-wrapped celeriac it tends to provoke mirth.

It would have been wiser to wait to see what Green says, rather than pronounce on what would provoke mirth.

Herman Van Rompuy, a man whose very name seems to provoke mirth in anglocentric circles, is known for composing the occasional haiku.

It was a prospect that horrified Bono and Curtis who knew a bunch of white, middle-aged millionaires singing about a distant, poverty-stricken continent could provoke mirth.

While the comedians provoke mirth and laughter, it pains me to see the way we sometimes denigrate our national institutions in the process.

Steven Emerson's 'Muslim-only' Birmingham comments provoked mirth.

Tim Dowling Steven Emersonn's 'Muslim-only' Birmingham comments provoked mirth.

Tory MP Peter Bottomley also provoked mirth by arriving with his helmet on the wrong way around.

Kuczynski's impromptu response to the sunshine unexpectedly bursting through Lima's winter skies provoked mirth in some corners — and criticism from supporters of his defeated opponent, Keiko Fujimori.

A big Shakira fan, he provoked mirth at a recent cabinet meeting when he misused the word transparan, meaning see-through, while talking about the budget.Yet for now, at least, Mr Simsek has the full confidence of his prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.