joviality
Example Sentences
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The next day, standing below the balcony of the Lorraine Motel where the team was staying in Memphis, King yelled down at Jackson in joviality, as if to mitigate the outburst, inviting him to dinner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
Amid the banter and joviality, the message from the Red Roses was clear: they want to inspire the next generation.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025
For all Dave Grohl’s grinning joviality, it’s easy to forget that his long-running rock group Foo Fighters was, initially, a solo project born of grief.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
One Christmas obligation is to bring tidings of comfort to those who, because they are suffering, find the obligatory joviality of the season off-putting and depressing.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2022
Kaede couldn’t help but feel as though it were a last meal of sorts, and the forced joviality of it all made her uneasy.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
