Examples of jump for joy in a Sentence
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Benefits went to the youth group for a mission trip... made my heart jump for joy!
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Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
Vance, whose shirtless jump for joy is among photos that appear inside the Jump Up!
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
On the other side, jubilant Venezuelans jump for joy on the stage of Walt Disney Concert Hall.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
At the same time, Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 continues to jump for joy having reached $1,216.9M globally.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 7 July 2024
Displaced by war and traumatized by lives turned upside down, the Lebanese schoolchildren jump for joy, scream, and run with abandon when their bus arrives.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2024
And any kid that sat front-and-center at Barbie or The Little Mermaid this year will jump for joy over the deals on dolls.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
When their passionate, albeit rough-around-the-edges audition earns the band — already unified under the name One Direction — a pass into the next round, Styles, Payne, Tomlinson, Malik and Horan tearfully jump for joy and exchange several group hugs.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2023
Watch the video to see a six-year-old foster kid jump for joy on hearing he's been adopted.
—USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
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Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
Vance, whose shirtless jump for joy is among photos that appear inside the Jump Up!
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
On the other side, jubilant Venezuelans jump for joy on the stage of Walt Disney Concert Hall.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
At the same time, Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 continues to jump for joy having reached $1,216.9M globally.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 7 July 2024
Displaced by war and traumatized by lives turned upside down, the Lebanese schoolchildren jump for joy, scream, and run with abandon when their bus arrives.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2024
And any kid that sat front-and-center at Barbie or The Little Mermaid this year will jump for joy over the deals on dolls.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
When their passionate, albeit rough-around-the-edges audition earns the band — already unified under the name One Direction — a pass into the next round, Styles, Payne, Tomlinson, Malik and Horan tearfully jump for joy and exchange several group hugs.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2023
Watch the video to see a six-year-old foster kid jump for joy on hearing he's been adopted.
—USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
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“Jump for joy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20for%20joy. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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