joy
Example Sentences
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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
Laura Peralta, a 46-year-old school councillor, had travelled from the southern region of Andalusia and would not have missed an occasion of "excitement, joy, faith and love" for the world.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
But I am grateful to Him that there will soon be another source of joy in our lives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
I didn’t think they needed any more words than that to let them know that there was nothing close to joy floating around inside me.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing joy
"The Giving Tree"
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Key Words, Unit 5
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