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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Midway through the novel, Don Gately is chatting with some sober bikers when one of them, a man who goes by the cheery name of Bob Death, asks whether Don’s heard the one about the fish.
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Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The homeowners’ cheery red faces transformed to pasty white.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
The deep greens and cheery set pieces that mirror Seurat’s unmistakable style play well with Madeline Berger’s wide-ranging and highly effective costume design, all put together through David Mӧschler’s music direction.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Welcoming spring doesn’t mean having to break out the annuals; instead, realistic faux florals like the HyeFlora Artificial Daisy and Eucalyptus Flowers, and these Artificial Boxwood Spiral Topiary Trees will create a cheery front patio—even in January.
—Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
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Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The homeowners’ cheery red faces transformed to pasty white.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
The deep greens and cheery set pieces that mirror Seurat’s unmistakable style play well with Madeline Berger’s wide-ranging and highly effective costume design, all put together through David Mӧschler’s music direction.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Welcoming spring doesn’t mean having to break out the annuals; instead, realistic faux florals like the HyeFlora Artificial Daisy and Eucalyptus Flowers, and these Artificial Boxwood Spiral Topiary Trees will create a cheery front patio—even in January.
—Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
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 27 Jan. 2026.
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