jollity

Example Sentences

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Nancy Mitford, for jollity, and Gary Indiana, who I hope might be persuaded to sing.

From New York Times

Beneath all the romping jollity, a wild-eyed composer intent on bucking Classical niceties comes through, right from the start of the feisty theme.

From New York Times

This latest needless and probably self-destructive action, like many the president has taken, is the reality behind the mirthless jollity of his “Merry Christmas.”

From Washington Post

And third, it is a bit of jollity amid an otherwise overwhelmingly negative response to the show’s final season, which suffered a drubbing from fans and critics.

From The Guardian

The enforced jollity, the pressure of gifts, the anxiety of everybody in a room all at once and the heating on at 23.

From The Guardian