make merry
Example Sentences
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Unable to make merry at Christmastime, people embraced Hogmanay instead.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 27, 2023
We eat, drink and make merry as if we'll be dead in only a few years.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2021
During the first two weekends of December, you’ll find the keeper of eight tiny reindeer stopping by this Ventura County farm center to make merry — and make himself available for keepsake photo opportunities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2020
His characters make merry, but the punchline is often a jolt of existential dread.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2011
If the house was in mourning, it wouldn’t be proper for Madam to dance with the admiral and make merry.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
