merry
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Chesterton nailed it when he said “the great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad, for all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
"I do my best, but I can't slow down this merry go round."
From BBC • Mar. 20, 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
Nonetheless if the market doesn’t make strides over the remainder of the holiday season, investors won’t be feeling very merry.
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
But somehow it doesn’t sound too merry to me.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing merry
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