jovial

Example Sentences

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The dictator was in a jovial mood and the two spoke for four hours, dining on black bread, potato pancakes and an array of meats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

He found Killick "jovial" and knowledgeable, and was reassured when he told him he had about 100 staff.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Play is a fitting way to describe Atencio’s contributions to two of Disneyland’s most beloved attractions, where pirates and ghosts are captured at their most frivolous and jovial.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

The Getty Villa survived the fires and it can survive this jovial, if half-baked, Sophoclean circus.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

Regan called out, and Callaway motioned at her to be quiet, his normally jovial face tight with worry.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin