joyless
Example Sentences
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That’s not to say it was an entirely joyless event.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
“Stobaeus offers his son a strictly pagan view of the afterlife, as a grim and joyless eternity spent underground.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
The column contends this response reinforced perceptions that he is a joyless bureaucrat, not a person voters can relate to or trust with state leadership.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
When I say “budget better,” I don’t mean becoming stricter or joyless about food.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
The guests laughed, but it was a joyless laughter, the sort of laughter that can turn into sobbing in half a heartbeat.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
