convivial

Example Sentences

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In the loft upstairs, the group breaks into convivial chatter about the novel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

The atmosphere is convivial but tinged with tension.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

On Wednesday, the 12 visiting players took time during their practice round to sign hundreds of autographs and pose for selfies on a largely convivial morning at Bethpage.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

After a convivial afternoon, Lauren Harper Pope, co-founder of Welcome PAC, said the words everyone wanted to hear: “Now’s the really fun part,” she said.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2025

He wanted to bang their heads together as they greeted him with loud convivial cries and invited him generously to pull up a chair and eat their chestnuts and roasted potatoes.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller