joyful

Example Sentences

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State visits can be uncomfortable, joyful, tense and unifying - in the space of just a few days.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

"You rejoice and cry, and you tremble inside from the emotion -- seeing those eyes that are both sad and joyful and filled with tears," she told AFP during a recent prisoner exchange.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

After the victory, joyful fans wearing the team's jersey poured onto the streets from one end of the country to the other - beating drums, waving flags and setting off fireworks late into the night.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

The negativity dissipates as a young man walks into the clubhouse, baseball cap on backward for the moment, energetic and respectful and joyful and supremely confident.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

She laughed, and it was a high, joyful sound.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro