merriment
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Issa is solidly built, close-shaved, stern in command but given to bouts of merriment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Swenson may be a step slower in this regard, but he plays it perfectly by accentuating the delight Sweeney takes in the merriment of Mrs. Lovett’s perverse rhyming game.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
But would his performance match Van Dyke’s soaring merriment and nimble footwork, those grace notes cementing the film’s status as an intergenerational classic?
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025
Muslim merriment in New York and New Jersey is usually coached to keep a low profile.
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025
I wished that my journey had been as meaningful and as full of merriment as theirs.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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