jovial

Example Sentences

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The jovial royal believes he can persuade Jerry to change course.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

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

“I hope people will see me and see a happy, jovial person who has the same heritage as them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 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

His face, normally relaxed and jovial, is held taut by raised eyebrows.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali