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Example sentences for: joy

How can you use “joy” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

I came back from lunch in such a merry mood (and, no, the lunch wasn't the three-martini kind), brimming over with joy that we live in a land so bountiful that the Republicans in Congress can give away $792 billion.
Most critics agree with Slate 's David Edelstein that the Farrellys' "tenderness [and] joy in all things scatological, rendered outrage spurious."
His bizarre pronouncements have been a source of endless joy to Russian political journalists.
Returning home, a little tired but pleased that I had been able to do the walk, I lay down and turned on the radio, which just happened to be playing Mozart's Flute and Harp Concerto . I was elated, and knew that there were a few people whom I could tell of this feeling with confidence that they would understand and share my joy.
.] Suddenly, the president of the United States exploded in shuddering bursts of joy.