cheery

Example Sentences

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She stops to talk, or shouts a cheery "Hi, you alright?" to nearly everybody passing on foot or by car.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The last sitting California governor with facial hair in his official portrait was James “Sunny Jim” Rolph, a cheery Republican with a toothbrush mustache who died of a heart attack in office in 1934.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Wall Street didn’t agree with that cheery assessment.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Patricia Eddings, an expert in trace evidence, is short, with fiery red hair and a cheery Mississippi drawl.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

I notice our laptop open and resting on a box, showing an airline site with cheery passengers high up in the clouds.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio