merriment
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Issa is solidly built, close-shaved, stern in command but given to bouts of merriment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
But would his performance match Van Dyke’s soaring merriment and nimble footwork, those grace notes cementing the film’s status as an intergenerational classic?
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025
My will to live was slippery at best, but I knew I had to keep afloat for my eldest daughter, Grace, who loves birthdays, parties, and merriment.
From Slate • May 13, 2024
The stage was set in Market Square for the Christmas lights switch-on, an event that draws thousands for music, merriment and a night of festive shopping.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2023
She thought of how his eyes shone with merriment when he made up small jokes, which he did frequently, and how invariably kind he was to his small, scatterbrained sister Cynthia.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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