merriment
Example Sentences
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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
What was awkwardly noticeable was the laughter and merriment flowing among the restaurant patrons.
From Seattle Times
The merriment ended Saturday night when a gunman entered a beloved ballroom at the heart of the country’s first suburban Chinatown and shot 20 people, killing 11.
From Washington Post
It also doesn’t help that my fellow progressives are finding so much merriment in the Santos drag story.
From Washington Post
The following year marked a slight increase in detectable public merriment levels — but most of us remained more concerned with the arrival of delta and omicron than Donner and Blitzen.
From Washington Post
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