Examples of joy in a Sentence
Noun
Their sorrow turned to joy.
I can hardly express the joy I felt at seeing her again.
Seeing her again brought tears of joy to my eyes.
The flowers are a joy to behold!
What a joy it was to see her again.
Verb
the whole town is joying in the fact that its oldest church has been restored to its Victorian splendor
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 June 2025
His show recreates the joy of his journey, the sense of wonder, the three-decade progression in style and substance that made Wayne one of the greatest rappers of the modern era.
—Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2025
Yet moments of sheer joy arrived sparingly, a balance in a greater storytelling arc involving introspection, anger, reflection, comfort, struggle, fear, confusion and spirituality.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
On the other side, both Trump and Musk haters were overcome with joy, and the resultant posts harkened back to the pre-X golden era of Twitter.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
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Noun
Moments of joy, oliberated by unforgettable sadness.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 June 2025
His show recreates the joy of his journey, the sense of wonder, the three-decade progression in style and substance that made Wayne one of the greatest rappers of the modern era.
—Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2025
Yet moments of sheer joy arrived sparingly, a balance in a greater storytelling arc involving introspection, anger, reflection, comfort, struggle, fear, confusion and spirituality.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
On the other side, both Trump and Musk haters were overcome with joy, and the resultant posts harkened back to the pre-X golden era of Twitter.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for joy
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“Joy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joy. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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