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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But the cheery outlook might not hold if unpredictability remains the norm.
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Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Giselle, a cheery woman in her forties from Yorkshire, England, asked.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Several hours later, Newsom read to young students at Compton’s Clinton Elementary School before standing with local leaders in front of a cheery, cartoon mural to launch a new state literacy plan.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Think of it as Tobacco and Marigold’s lovechild: something lighter and more cheery than the former yet more neutral-leaning than the latter.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
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Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Giselle, a cheery woman in her forties from Yorkshire, England, asked.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Several hours later, Newsom read to young students at Compton’s Clinton Elementary School before standing with local leaders in front of a cheery, cartoon mural to launch a new state literacy plan.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Think of it as Tobacco and Marigold’s lovechild: something lighter and more cheery than the former yet more neutral-leaning than the latter.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 June 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 18 Jun. 2025.
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