mirthful
Example Sentences
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A Christmas card, sent during the most mirthful time of the year, should come from the heart, not a program rapidly depleting our planet’s natural resources.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2025
To which Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama—one of the rotating nonpermanent council members who happened to be serving as chair—proposed a mirthful deal: “You stop the war, and President Zelensky will not take the floor.”
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2023
Her upcoming feature debut, the mirthful and melancholic meditation on masculinity that is “Biosphere,” is unlike anything she has done yet.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
He concluded that "the overall experience is a mirthful yet melancholic one worth riding along with".
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2023
But then noticing the mirthful expression on my face, they broke into a laugh, though in a somewhat bemused fashion.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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