jovial

Example Sentences

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The dictator was in a jovial mood and the two spoke for four hours, dining on black bread, potato pancakes and an array of meats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

The British network said Kimmel will "reflect on the past few months in a deeply personal and characteristically jovial address", following his "return to air and his much-publicised criticism of the US administration".

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

The Getty Villa survived the fires and it can survive this jovial, if half-baked, Sophoclean circus.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 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

The harbour was a dancing thing, with fluttering paper boats, and the sailors on the quay were jovial, smiling fellows, merry as the wind.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier