Sentence examples for provoked laughter from inspiring English sources

Mr Bloom provoked laughter as he responded loudly: "This place is full of sluts".

A defence barrister provoked  laughter when he later described cross-examining Mr Ewan as "like interviewing a clairvoyant".

In the 9th century, baldness provoked laughter, and those who suffered from such ridicule retorted by citing the "great bald men of the past".

This was a significant moment, because Dickens is said to have snubbed Queen Victoria after a performance in 1857 - a revelation that provoked laughter from the crowd.

The teenager also provoked laughter from the audience when she revealed she thought she was in trouble when she was called out of a chemistry class at school.

Bracketed with quotations from Wilde and C. S. Lewis, the exchange was still presented so naturally that it provoked laughter on a recent night.

and quit, provoking laughter throughout the courtroom.

Her new show provokes laughter, admiration and something more.

This paper analyses laughter in spoken academic discourse, with the aim of discovering why lecturers provoke laughter in their lectures.

"Are you familiar with something called CityTime?" Mr. Castello asked Mr. Bloomberg, provoking laughter throughout courtroom.

"Are they going to be about Mike?" barked somebody at the back, provoking laughter.