a mood of joyous anticipation
a joyous crowd eagerly awaiting the countdown to midnight on New Year's Eve
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Tuesday, June 17 On this family call, no one was joyous.—Talla Mountjoy, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025 With the sunset pushed back past 10 p.m., there’s plenty of time to pedal around on a bike, drink natural wine on the waterfront between swims, and take in the effortless cool and always joyous vibes of the country.—Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025 Instead, her collages vividly recount a seemingly joyous journey of people with their children and animals, devoid of vulgarity, theft, squalor, and other Roma stereotypes.—Melissa Harris, Artforum, 10 July 2025 However jaundiced the perspective of the sole trade reporter in attendance, though, the vibe among the stars on stage and the legions of fans who turned out for the party was purely joyous.—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for joyous
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