How to Use guffaw in a Sentence

guffaw

noun

• Not guffaw in the face of all who dare challenge the mighty Crimson Tide?
  — Alex Martin Smith, ajc, 8 Oct. 2017
• That grin is a smirk, a freeze-frame guffaw, and a snicker of contempt all at the same time.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2022
• There’s a priceless gag toward the end which made my son guffaw.
  — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
• And the hearty guffaws and knee slaps that followed were in keeping with the occasion.
  — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 3 July 2017
• Sure, there were some kids up front and a few behind me who let out guffaws at choice moments.
  — Sonia Rao, chicagotribune.com, 24 Jan. 2018
• The studio’s style is unmistakable: gore, guts and an over-the-top tone that draws gasps and guffaws.
  — Erich Schwartzel, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2018
• Blonde Soph is rash and hot-tempered with a distinct guffaw that sounds like that of a college frat boy.
  — Matthew Gault, Time, 12 Aug. 2019
• Rodriguez says as the crowd gasps and guffaws in disbelief.
  — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 13 Mar. 2023
• Next to him, Orel Hershiser’s giggle had turned to a guffaw.
  — Jack Harriswriter, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2019
• But there may be more laughs — outright guffaws, even! — than punches . .
  — Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 31 July 2019
• The way Murphy thinks of it, most of the other long-haul drivers are all too happy to gather around the gas station and guffaw.
  — Nathan Deuel, latimes.com, 9 June 2017
• What instead happens is that the world inflicts some pain upon them, and the show guffaws at their gonzo squirming.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2017
• Think of the early work of Eddie Murphy, whose trademark was a honking guffaw.
  — Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2017
• There have been some assorted chuckles, chortles, and guffaws about the theme of this season.
  — Dalton Ross, PEOPLE.com, 28 Sep. 2017
• Think back to January of 2004, when Jake Delhomme rode into town on a chorus of guffaws.
  — David Murphy, Philly.com, 18 Jan. 2018
• The Left and the Greens, in particular, have chosen to match some of the AfD’s tactics, issuing their own taunts and mocking guffaws.
  — Griff Witte, Washington Post, 8 June 2018
• Only the old man responded, with a hearty Santa Claus guffaw.
  — Hazlitt, 10 May 2023
• Those giggles and guffaws can seem like just silly throwaways.
  — Janet M. Gibson, CNN, 1 Apr. 2023
• But there are subtle—and detectable—differences in our guffaws with friends.
  — Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 July 2019
• Upscale cars giggle and guffaw at drivers and passengers all the time.
  — Joe Queenan, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2018
• And with a guffaw that symbolizes her enormous sense of self, Oblitey's earned the right to have a good laugh at the thought of diminishing oneself for the comfort of others.
  — C. Shardae Jobson, Allure, 18 Oct. 2022
• There were plenty of guffaws around the league when Doc Rivers handed his son a $35 million contract last summer, but Austin Rivers has lived up to every cent of it.
  — Bill Oram, Orange County Register, 22 Feb. 2017
• Your wisdom, humor, loyalty, cooking skills, guffaws, and ice cubes in rose get me through my life.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
• My reluctant laugh and baby tears turn into guffaws and sobs.
  — Alise Leslie, The Root, 1 Apr. 2018
• Adele does the opposite, opting to be cloaked in chic pantsuits and glamorous gowns and guffaw and clown in public in an adorably endearing manner.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2021
• Their enjoyment leaps off the screen, right into mouths that are gapingly mid-guffaw.
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 25 May 2017
• Alec Baldwin provided the guffaws, the caterer provided the short ribs, and the museum?
  — Ali Wentworth, Town & Country, 26 June 2013
• Whether intended to be funny or not, these tattoos sent in for cleveland.com's Best Tattoo contest brought a smile to our faces -- or a giggle, even a guffaw!
  — cleveland.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• Yes, this 80-minute, low-tech production carries Broadway ticket prices, but that fact should stick in the craw only until its dislodged by the first guffaw.
  — Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 July 2024
• Alan Cumming says, letting out one of his signature guffaws.
  — EW.com, 13 June 2024

Last Updated: 3 Dec 2024