jovial

Example Sentences

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The mood at Olive Garden last night was so jovial, so exciting, and so totally different from the thick silence occupying the car today.

From Literature

"He was upbeat, and he had quite a jovial way about him."

From BBC

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

He found Killick "jovial" and knowledgeable, and was reassured when he told him he had about 100 staff.

From BBC

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