cheerier; cheeriest
1
: marked by cheerfulness or good spirits
2
: causing or suggesting cheerfulness
cheery music
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Examples of cheery in a Sentence
a cheery grin on the host of the holiday party
a cheery, unexpected compliment can really make another person's day
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An observer watching our first forays in the Glendalough Valley, an hour south of Dublin in Wicklow Mountains National Park, would have seen a loose and cheery pack of runners, with plenty of individual personalities on display.
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Alexandra Kleeman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Disney World kicks off their annual holiday extravaganza on November 12 this year, which means Thanksgiving (on November 28 this year) is one of the first chances folks will have to experience the magnificent décor, cheery character sing-a-longs, and over-the-top parades and fireworks shows.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2024
The cheery hue reflects the scent of yuzu, mandarin and neroli blossom.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Aileen and Anne greeted me in the grand lobby of Union Station, one cheery and chattering, the other buttoned down and stern.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 5 Sep. 2024
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Alexandra Kleeman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Disney World kicks off their annual holiday extravaganza on November 12 this year, which means Thanksgiving (on November 28 this year) is one of the first chances folks will have to experience the magnificent décor, cheery character sing-a-longs, and over-the-top parades and fireworks shows.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2024
The cheery hue reflects the scent of yuzu, mandarin and neroli blossom.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Aileen and Anne greeted me in the grand lobby of Union Station, one cheery and chattering, the other buttoned down and stern.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 5 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for cheery
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“Cheery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheery. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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