make merry
Example Sentences
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Unable to make merry at Christmastime, people embraced Hogmanay instead.
From National Geographic • Dec. 27, 2023
I won’t lie; it’s a little dispiriting to head into a second consecutive holiday season uncertain whether it’s wise, epidemiologically speaking, to make merry.
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2021
A smattering of other “Real Housewives” doyennes make merry cameo appearances.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2021
He superficially sets himself against the global forces of reaction while they make merry on his servers.
From The Guardian • Nov. 27, 2017
And then Aragorn stood up, and all the host arose, and they passed to pavilions made ready, to eat and drink and make merry while the day lasted.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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