mirth

Example Sentences

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Incredulously, I detected mirth in his voice, and sure enough he started to laugh, cueing the others.

From Literature

Place this alongside Horace in one of his “Epistles”: “The advancing years rob us of every thing: they have taken away my mirth, my gallantry, my revelings, and play.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Hopefully, that mirth is starting to wear thin.

From Salon

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

As recently as two days ago, he mentioned how his actions are making the District a place of mirth and virtue.

From Salon