merriment
Example Sentences
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The stage was set in Market Square for the Christmas lights switch-on, an event that draws thousands for music, merriment and a night of festive shopping.
From BBC
Or at least, you’ve never lived with the particular brand of merriment, greed, envy, snark and revenge that one of these exchanges can inspire.
From Los Angeles Times
“Asia returns the compliment. There would be further food for merriment if you were to know all that we have imagined and written about you.”
From Seattle Times
When Denmark's players found out, they joined the German team for an evening of merriment.
From BBC
It’s a particularly resonant story in a city whose image as a haven of merriment and great food, and as a living portal to history, has been cultivated for well over a century.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
