happiest
Example Sentences
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“I want to say it was the happiest day of my life, but I have two children,” said Debra Schiff, 69, a bird-watcher, while admiring a turtle at the lagoon.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Since Samya's death, Stumo said his wife no longer listens to music, the family no longer holds karaoke nights and his son Tor -- once the happiest of the three -- had withdrawn into himself.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
"What should have been the happiest day of our lives turned into our final goodbye," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Retired punter Greg Coleman wrote on X that “one of the happiest moments of my time with the Vikings” was learning that Browner was going to be added to the punt team.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Even in the happiest times he’d made fun of my California accent, my secondhand overcoat and my room barren of tasteful bibelots, but in such an ingenuous way I couldn’t possibly do anything but laugh.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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