joviality
Example Sentences
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The musical is structured in a similar way, they said, opening with the joviality of a disco or Philippine noontime variety show, then slowly shedding that illusion.
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
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
The joviality didn’t last long — or, rather, it flipped back and forth between dancers driving across the floor to more introspective moments for Marcellus, whose rich, layered vocalizations filled the theater.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 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
