merry

Example Sentences

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In a stressful, often cruel environment, it felt less like a performance, and more like a merry rebuke.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 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

Nonetheless if the market doesn’t make strides over the remainder of the holiday season, investors won’t be feeling very merry.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

"I would like to feel Christmassy, bright and merry every single day of my life."

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

The trumpets sounded again: a new noise to Shasta, not huge and solemn like the horns of Tashbaan nor gay and merry like King Lune's hunting horn, but clear and sharp and valiant.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis