He just laughed the mirthless pitying laughter of the born-again Christian.

He turned the parchment, and grunted with mirthless laughter.

He gave a sharp bark of mirthless laughter.

His better instincts must have won, for he finally exhaled a soft gust of mirthless laughter.

Then silence, followed by a tone of mirthless laughter; a knell for the departed crooks.

She sensed his thought and from behind the veil came a spate of mirthless laughter.

The faint sound of mirthless laughter filled the room with whispering echoes.

Then, like a knell floating up from some abandoned tomb, came a peal of mirthless laughter.

A small gust of mirthless laughter pulled through her.

Tiger Tanaka gave his great golden shout of mirthless laughter.