joyless
Example Sentences
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By the end, and by her own hand, she was reduced to being a joyless hater of holidays and avowed enemy of All Things Fun.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
That’s not to say it was an entirely joyless event.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 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
They also want to elect someone they think is a human, not a joyless bureaucrat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
Being born with a sickly resemblance to Henry Fonda was the first of a long series of practical jokes of which destiny was to make Major Major the unhappy victim throughout his joyless life.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
