jovial

Example Sentences

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He was in a jovial mood throughout the event, which was set up in a space overlooking an expansive lawn at his club, according to the person familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Play is a fitting way to describe Atencio’s contributions to two of Disneyland’s most beloved attractions, where pirates and ghosts are captured at their most frivolous and jovial.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

José’s father, jovial, strong, always cracking jokes, landed in the hospital with a heart that doctors said was failing.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2025

That sounds a lot like the way Carson lived, based on the way a 1978 New Yorker profile summed up the venerated host’s jovial froideur.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2025

Although the water is cold we are very jovial and do our best to interest them so that they will stay.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque