cheerier; cheeriest
1
: marked by cheerfulness or good spirits
2
: causing or suggesting cheerfulness
cheery music
Examples of cheery in a Sentence
a cheery grin on the host of the holiday party
a cheery, unexpected compliment can really make another person's day
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Unlike Cesar Romero’s Joker from the child-friendly TV Batman, cheery and inane, Jack Nicholson’s version is fully monstrous—sneering and sadistic, his dead eyes obscene next to his rictus grin.
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The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
Despite its cheery facade, there is something unmistakably sour at its core.
—Michael Cuby, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
The conventionally cheery tone is almost a hostile presence, drowning out and censoring Lee’s real thoughts.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Deal volumes and values have now caught up to the cheery vibes that some advisors were feeling earlier this year, before Liberation Day momentarily derailed them.
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The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
Despite its cheery facade, there is something unmistakably sour at its core.
—Michael Cuby, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
The conventionally cheery tone is almost a hostile presence, drowning out and censoring Lee’s real thoughts.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Deal volumes and values have now caught up to the cheery vibes that some advisors were feeling earlier this year, before Liberation Day momentarily derailed them.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cheery
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“Cheery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheery. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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