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joyful

[joi-fuhl] / ˈdʒɔɪ fəl /


Example Sentences

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Such recognition was "truly joyful news", coming "at a time when we are in darkness and facing very difficult conditions", Qane said.

From Barron's

I’m more than two years beyond my diagnosis and living a joyful, purposeful life.

From The Wall Street Journal

“A friend and joyful mother, a hilarious and loyal sister, and a beautiful, fiery daughter.”

From Los Angeles Times

And then from the ocean, from its depths, from the nereids, or mermaids, or, he thought, from the sea itself, there came a great thrum of music, high and sharp and joyful.

From Literature

"So stigma thrives. Negativity thrives. People do not see us in powerful or beautiful or joyful positions, they see us only in struggle."

From BBC