jovial
Example Sentences
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I expected to see him in similarly jovial spirits.
From Slate â Jul. 30, 2026
It doesn’t help that the vice presidents constantly runs down his wife in speeches, comments he tries to play off as jokes, but which are too hard-edged to sell as jovial.
From Salon â Jul. 29, 2026
Richardson also brings a lighter touch, with Raducanu relaxed and jovial in a pre-tournament chat with British journalists.
From BBC â May 22, 2026
Live images streamed before the leaders arrived showed a jovial atmosphere, with several among the top brass of China's ruling Communist Party seen chatting and smiling with members of Trump's administration.
From Barron's â May 14, 2026
Shusgis talked and talked to me and to the many employees, aides, and sycophants who sat down at his table nightly; I had never known him so longwinded, so relentlessly jovial.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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