joie de vivre
Example Sentences
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"The money was less than it was the previous year. She just lost her joie de vivre."
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Fox is reborn as Eddie Triplett in the book, a charming and erudite book editor who radiates joie de vivre and is among the loves of his stepdaughter Daphne’s life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
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
They had a comradeship, free discipline and joie de vivre.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
