cheerful

Example Sentences

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If the atmosphere of the world could be depicted by an Erewhon beverage, it wouldn’t be a vibrant, cheerful one, like the bright magenta Pitaya Smoothie.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

She impressed those who knew her as cheerful and determined.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Helen is relentlessly cheerful around her daughter, though the strain often shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Finally, I always linger by the discount produce section, where mesh bags of slightly bruised or cosmetically wonky fruits and vegetables wait in cheerful little piles.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

This is not saying much, as the Giddy-Yap, Rainbow! books incline toward the cheerful.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood