joy

Example Sentences

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SAN ANTONIO, Texas—Erika Kirk was standing center stage in a hotel ballroom, explaining the difference between earthly pleasures and heavenly joy, when a heckler interrupted her remarks to shout incendiaries at her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Rook's sister Sophie told the court: "Without Annabel, there is less joy and less hope."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

He doesn’t abandon art, but he can’t summon the urge to sell himself or his work, to graft his joy in making things onto the caprices of the marketplace.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"When the vehicles arrived, the joy I felt even made me cry because I no longer have to deal with engine oil or anything stressful," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

And meanwhile, in the shop, I was finding a joy in work that I’d never dreamed of.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom