How to Use joy in a Sentence
joy
noun- What a joy it was to see her again.
- The flowers are a joy to behold!
- Seeing her again brought tears of joy to my eyes.
- Their sorrow turned to joy.
- I can hardly express the joy I felt at seeing her again.
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But those joys are rare these days.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
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Now, they can be sipped with joy.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
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There’s so much joy in this thing.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
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The type of book that brings me joy.
—Laura Dave, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
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This show is such a joy to work on.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2026
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The tears of joy would not last long.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
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But this joy is a coin with two sides.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
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Let joy lead, and build trust through play.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2026
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And what a joy to be able to act that.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
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To see the joy in her life and in her eyes.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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For Carmy, this job is not a joy.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
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Where joy and heartache can both be true, all of the time.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
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Could the winds of change not shift my joy just this once?
—David Oliver, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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Ava is also a joy to work with.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
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That joy is growing in new ways.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
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There is no joy in writing this.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
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But even joy has become a threat.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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The moment of joy might not last long.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
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Being with him is a joy in lots of ways.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
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So much for the joys of freedom.
—Bob Helbig, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
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Ask kindly for time so joy has room.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
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Folks, get out of your house and get lost in the joys of spring.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Apr. 2020
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Any joy is an arrow back to the heart.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
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There are some little bits of joy in there.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
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Be ready for abundance and joy.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026
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