jovial
Example Sentences
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Richardson also brings a lighter touch, with Raducanu relaxed and jovial in a pre-tournament chat with British journalists.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Trump, taking a jovial tone, has even joked about his Scottish-born mother having a crush on Charles.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
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
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
As soon as he entered, he went straight over to Scythe Faraday to shake his hand, and pretended to be far more jovial and inviting than he truly must have been.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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