Examples of merriment in a Sentence
a time of great joy and merriment
Their house was always filled with merriment.
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Their laughs and chatter fill the countryside and one another’s hearts, the merriment binding them all together like caterpillars in one big cocoon.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Lanie breaks into the merriment.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
And with that same energy, my wife and I trodded further into the fair in hot pursuit of merriment and wonder.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
There was food, drink and merriment of all stripes.
—Brian Barth, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Lanie breaks into the merriment.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
And with that same energy, my wife and I trodded further into the fair in hot pursuit of merriment and wonder.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
There was food, drink and merriment of all stripes.
—Brian Barth, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for merriment
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“Merriment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merriment. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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merriment
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mer·ri·ment
ˈmer-i-mənt 
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