Example Sentences

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But when sorting through Halloween treats, Peanut M&Ms, 100 Grands and Almond Joys may be better options over Rolos, Krackels and Crunches.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2024

The long Krush-Zatonskih endgame battle evokes memories of another contest involving opposite-colored bishops, taken from Christian Hesse’s endlessly entertaining 2011 book, “The Joys of Chess.”

From Washington Times • Jun. 20, 2023

That melodic trove includes “The Simple Joys of Maidenhood,” “How to Handle a Woman,” “If Ever I Would Leave You” and of course the title song, an anthem of altruism.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2023

“We call it ‘The Joys of Learning,’ but we don’t know that for sure, that they’re going to experience joy,” Ms. Torgerson-White said.

From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2022

Cf. the opening lines of Il Penseroso: "Hence, vain deluding Joys,      The brood of Folly, without father bred!"

From Select Poems of Thomas Gray by Carruthers, Robert