merry
Example Sentences
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Bruno Fernandes has had an outstanding season for United, and Liverpool will need to stop the Portuguese Pied Piper from leading them a merry dance.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Corrigan told jurors he was "merry" but "not drunk".
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
And if you had that kind of a mother — or better, if you are that kind of a mother — the merry derangement O’Hara brought to her performances was soul-satisfying.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026
“I am as merry as a schoolboy,” he crows, suddenly young again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
She did not wish him a merry Christmas.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
Vocabulary lists containing merry
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