gladness

Example Sentences

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The American Psychological Association defines joy as “a feeling of extreme gladness, delight or exultation of the spirit arising from a sense of well-being and satisfaction.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

He provoked Hoder, the blind god of darkness, to kill Balder, the god of joy and gladness.

From DOGO News • Oct. 9, 2023

Tyrone county chair Michael Kerr said Damian brought "honour, delight and gladness to the whole county and far beyond".

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2022

"Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink wine with a joyful heart," I read in my Bible again, this time from Ecclesiastes, "for God has already approved of what you do."

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2021

Oh, the nights of the Kerry dancing, Oh, the ring of the piper’s tune, Oh, for one of those hours of gladness, gone, alas, like our youth too soon.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt