joyful

Example Sentences

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"When I'm at my most joyful or euphoric, I feel like I've seen heaven for a moment," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Silverlake Conservatory of Music, the school he co-founded in 2001, is vibrating with its usual joyful jingle on this warm spring morning.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

"You rejoice and cry, and you tremble inside from the emotion -- seeing those eyes that are both sad and joyful and filled with tears," she told AFP during a recent prisoner exchange.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Clammy palms, spiked heart-rates, agonising groans and joyful roars - and that's just Steve Cram in the commentary box.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

“It’s after eleven,” Eleanor said, and as she turned to glance at the chess game the doctor shouted with joyful triumph, and Luke laughed.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson