joy
Example Sentences
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But grieving isn’t always a matter of making space for the pain and the joy in equal measure.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
For Slow Food, "he combined the ability to dream with a deep sense of joy and collective purpose, paving concrete paths toward social change".
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
She confides her joy in working there and also tells John that he was abandoned as a baby on the steps of the store.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
"I think some of some of the discussion I've seen has veered between outright snobbery and just downright unpleasant, a bit of kill joy attitude, you know, there's enough doom and gloom in the world."
From BBC • May 20, 2026
I nodded, too overcome with relief and joy to speak.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing joy
"The Giving Tree"
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Key Words, Unit 5
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