Examples of joyous in a Sentence
a mood of joyous anticipation
a joyous crowd eagerly awaiting the countdown to midnight on New Year's Eve
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Netflix 'The Life of Chuck' Based on the Stephen King novella, director Mike Flanagan's supremely joyous character study – the best movie of 2025 – involves an apocalypse, multiple dance extravaganzas and a haunted attic.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
First off, given how joyous the holiday season can be, a post-holiday mood drop-off is natural.
—John Shumway, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
The scenes of revelry from a joyous Venezuelan diaspora celebrating from Miami to Madrid were not repeated here.
—Mery Mogollon, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
The instinctive Moon joins joyous Jupiter in your 5th House of Entertainment, inviting you to say yes to a hobby that sparks delight.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
First off, given how joyous the holiday season can be, a post-holiday mood drop-off is natural.
—John Shumway, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
The scenes of revelry from a joyous Venezuelan diaspora celebrating from Miami to Madrid were not repeated here.
—Mery Mogollon, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
The instinctive Moon joins joyous Jupiter in your 5th House of Entertainment, inviting you to say yes to a hobby that sparks delight.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
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“Joyous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joyous. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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