a mood of joyous anticipation
a joyous crowd eagerly awaiting the countdown to midnight on New Year's Eve
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Leavitt announced the joyous news in a post on X, sharing details about her growing family.—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 His lo-fi film Memory of Princess Mumbi, a joyous, wildly inventive and scrappy futuristic romance, celebrates the power of friendship and storytelling.—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 May 2026 The entire process was so joyous.—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026 Stafford bravely let our first newspaper prototype go, and there was a collective sigh of relief and joyous exclamation when our kite flew.—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for joyous