joyful

Example Sentences

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The tail-wagging detective with a "joyful and goofy" personality retired with an extensive list of accolades -- including an Animal of the Year award and Puppy Tales Photos Australian Dog of the Year award.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Chopra’s website says he is on a mission to create a “more balanced, peaceful, joyful and healthier world.”

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Bulgarian singer Dara has the night's best staging on Bangaranga - a nonsensical typhoon of tropical pop, based around a word from Jamaican patois that means "a joyful kind of disorder".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

While many of the tracks here reveal the musician’s characteristic intensity, it is a happier and more joyful sound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Apparently Stalin himself greeted them with kisses when they reached the Kremlin, the palatial seat of Soviet government, and Marina and Valentina had a joyful reunion with their children.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein