merriment

Example Sentences

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In summoning so much mirth for its monument to merriment, “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” cheerfully rages against the dying of the light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

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

My self-consciousness about the high number of touring productions persuaded me not to include “Shucked” at the Hollywood Pantages, which lightened the summer with its country bumpkin merriment.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

A festival on a sandbar brought 90 minutes of merriment to hundreds of people in the Isles of Scilly.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

Just ahead of him, Cersei was laughing at something Lancel had said, though he suspected her merriment was feigned.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin