joy
Example Sentences
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It could engender pride and joy at your stealthy maneuvers, indifference, resentment or using the friendship as collateral for a loan.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
"This choir, I know, has given you solace and joy and comfort and friendship, and all of that has created the most amazing music," she added.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
As much as he loved to drive a race car, nothing brought him more joy than being a husband, a father and watching his son race.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
But when you’re meal planning, it’s worth asking yourself: would one extra stop save me enough money — or bring me enough joy — to make it worthwhile this week?
From Salon • May 22, 2026
I thought back a year ago, to our last Christmas with Togbe—the faces around the table, the meal we’d shared, their joy at my simple gifts—and the breath caught in my throat.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Vocabulary lists containing joy
"The Giving Tree"
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Key Words, Unit 5
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