jolly

Example Sentences

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To put down the ideas in one’s head requires no one else—no friends, no neighbors, no jolly group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

And maybe Van Dyke is a little like Santa: white hair, rosy cheeks, jolly and wholesome.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026

Target, meanwhile, brings back Kris K., a jolly bearded Christmas enthusiast introduced in a 2024 campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell may not be anyone’s idea of jolly, but he has still left something of a gift for Wall Street as Christmas approaches.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

Uncle Henry and Pa were jolly, and there would be spare-ribs for dinner, and Pa had promised Laura and Mary the bladder and the pig’s tail.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder