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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Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
For the cover of the October 20, 2025, issue, the cartoonist Harry Bliss wanted to share a recent experience that filled him with joy.
—Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
But, despite the language differences, TikTok users united in their joy at the lighthearted clip, with most comments featuring a laughter emoji.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
To stand behind this film is not only a responsibility, but a joy.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The album is a triumphant release that balances anger and grief and, at times, surprising joy, with Estrada’s bright, lilting soprano piercing through the veil of her pain.
—Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
For the cover of the October 20, 2025, issue, the cartoonist Harry Bliss wanted to share a recent experience that filled him with joy.
—Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
But, despite the language differences, TikTok users united in their joy at the lighthearted clip, with most comments featuring a laughter emoji.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
To stand behind this film is not only a responsibility, but a joy.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 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 15 Oct. 2025.
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