cheerfulness

Example Sentences

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I don’t know Justice Thomas, but all who do attest to the man’s cheerfulness and affability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Where her Kayla is brash, entitled and self-confident to a fault, Jess is needy, full of second thoughts and self-doubts, even as she projects a kind of frantic cheerfulness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

Why Remmick’s song choice is so disquieting isn't apparent, aside from the odd juxtaposition between the lyrics and his jaunty cheerfulness:

From Salon • May 2, 2025

His persistent cheerfulness was itself an act of resistance, a refusal to be broken.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2024

She clasped her hands together and spoke with the kind of false, high-pitched cheerfulness adults sometimes feel compelled to use when talking to children.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood