Examples of joy in a Sentence
Noun
Their sorrow turned to joy.
I can hardly express the joy I felt at seeing her again.
Seeing her again brought tears of joy to my eyes.
The flowers are a joy to behold!
What a joy it was to see her again.
Verb
the whole town is joying in the fact that its oldest church has been restored to its Victorian splendor
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Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
For Sandra Choi, spending time in the garden at her Somerset, England, home is one of her greatest joys.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Any nerves or concern about the pressures of playing for a nine-figure payday have given way to the joys of the present.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Alternatively, play Marie Kondo with your candle collection to display only those vessels that spark joy.
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Noun
Here, Simone’s catalog scaffolded the dancers, letting longing, refusal, and sideways joy show up with a pulse.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
For Sandra Choi, spending time in the garden at her Somerset, England, home is one of her greatest joys.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Any nerves or concern about the pressures of playing for a nine-figure payday have given way to the joys of the present.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Alternatively, play Marie Kondo with your candle collection to display only those vessels that spark joy.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for joy
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“Joy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joy. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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