a mood of joyous anticipation
a joyous crowd eagerly awaiting the countdown to midnight on New Year's Eve
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This should be a joyous fictional gay wedding.—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025 Photos captured the joyous moments some of the final 20 living hostages reunited with their families after they were released on Monday, more than two years after they were taken by Hamas.—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025 For Muslims around the world, Ramadan is not only the holiest month of the year, but a joyous time for spiritual growth, self-restraint and family gatherings.—Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025 Faithful to tradition, the festival’s 800 volunteers were feted with a walk-around the concert hall to the sound of a brass band, before guests were invited to the stage to officially open the festival by reading a sentence in unison – a joyous cacophony that drew complicit laughter from the crowd.—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for joyous
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