merriness

Example Sentences

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But for months, the long-awaited movie has sparked merriness among merchants and manufacturers — especially toy companies.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2015

In contrast to the chill that certain colleagues of Ms. Tollman cast over the landscape, Ms. Tollman was, said Joanna Della Valle, a former fashion director of Interview, consistently a source of merriness.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2013

There was a sort of merriness to all this uninhibited work that would not have been to Capello's taste.

From The Guardian • Sep. 3, 2010

What belies the merriness of Misha's smile for the tourists is the pervasive sense that the Americans are not here to compete.

From Time Magazine Archive

“It’ll do you some good,” he said over his shoulder, though the merriness faded from his tone.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas