a mood of joyous anticipation
a joyous crowd eagerly awaiting the countdown to midnight on New Year's Eve
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The mood wasn’t joyous, but people were living their lives.—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 If the defense can do enough to push the Bills into the Super Bowl, no fan base would deserve that joyous moment more than Buffalo’s.—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Sep. 2025 Jackman’s film is a joyous testament to independence, creativity, and the enduring necessity of stories.—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025 Venice welcomed back festival frequent flyers George Clooney and Noah Baumbach on Thursday night, giving Baumbach’s Jay Kelly a joyous, 10-minute-long standing ovation at its in-competition world premiere.—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for joyous
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