merry
Example Sentences
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Corrigan told jurors he was "merry" but "not drunk".
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Motin had led jurors on a "merry dance" in his evidence, which was an "exercise in inventive distraction", Mr Justice Baker said.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
And if you had that kind of a mother — or better, if you are that kind of a mother — the merry derangement O’Hara brought to her performances was soul-satisfying.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026
Winter wonderlands are absent from these images, though many of the locales Mr. Friedlander captures are merry and bright.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
We spent a merry, uneventful Christmas with Toot in her apartment, opening gifts and marveling at her devotion to the five-thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle she had going on a card table.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Vocabulary lists containing merry
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