joie de vivre
Example Sentences
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Organizers sought not only to remind the world that the Olympics were about joie de vivre, but also that the project didn’t need to be a $50 billion boondoggle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
In those videos, Deen, now 78, is as full of vitality and joie de vivre as she ever was.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025
The 15-minute set bursts with joie de vivre, simultaneously soulful and fiery, as the star rattles through jazzy, full-band recreations of her mixtape, Alligator Bites Never Heal.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025
The Paris Olympics have brought some joie de vivre to NBCUniversal.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024
Solid, monumental like his grandfathers, but with a joie de vivre and an irresistible good humor that they did not have, Aureliano Segundo scarcely had time to look after his animals.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
