joyless
Example Sentences
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Those aren’t the decisions of a joyless generation.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
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
Another joyless season in the Premier League for Burnley, doomed to relegation under the now sacked Scott Parker, long before the drop was officially confirmed.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
There were a few cafés and bars, but they seemed careless, dusty, and joyless places.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
