How to Use blissful in a Sentence

blissful

adjective
  • He sat there in a blissful state of comfort.
  • At first, their time together was blissful.
  • There's a blissful silliness to all this that works on adults and kids alike.
    The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 2 June 2017
  • There’s a blissful silliness to all this that works on adults and kids alike.
    Jane Horwitz, The Denver Post, 2 June 2017
  • That’s a pretty good a metaphor for the blissful achievement of this show.
    Ben Brantley, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2019
  • But that shouldn’t overshadow the blissful synth-pop of the song and one of the best choruses of the decade.
    Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 13 May 2021
  • Keep love in your heart and every day will be blissful.
    Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping, 25 Dec. 2022
  • In All Fours, dance — for those who speak its language — is a blissful space free of shame.
    Christine Smallwood, Vulture, 6 May 2024
  • Plus, the weather this time of year is downright blissful: balmy, dry, and clear.
    Katie Chang, Travel + Leisure, 13 Sep. 2021
  • The decadent cheesecake tips me over the edge and into a blissful, sleepy coma on the way home.
    Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • And even more blissful that my teacher hadn’t been able to tell that my thoughts were drifting.
    Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024
  • And after a few weeks of blissful silence, guess who’s back?
    Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 8 July 2018
  • Aline seems blissful, as does Pierre, but there is something off.
    Claire Moran, CNN, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Cue more cheers from the guests, who were matched in their enthusiasm by the blissful groom.
    Elizabeth Leonard, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Her eyes are squeezed shut, her mouth is pulled into what looks like a blissful smile, her cheek is pressed against the bark.
    National Geographic, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Things were completely blissful for about the next six hours.
    The Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2020
  • The most blissful thing is that there's no real time limit on how low your roots can go.
    Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 17 July 2017
  • The person in front of me, however, was calm, even blissful.
    Gregory Grieve, The Conversation, 19 May 2022
  • A new poster for Michael Haneke's Happy End shows a calm, blissful view of the ocean for a not-so-peaceful topic.
    Kara Haar, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2017
  • And for one blissful moment, the love triangles are over… for now.
    Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Hidden in the photo dump was a selfie with Gomez, with the duo looking blissful.
    Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Regardless, there are more than enough to get lost in for a few hours of blissful browsing.
    Julia Wick, latimes.com, 22 June 2019
  • Pokémon Day 2023, showed a blissful, sandy beach with a Psyduck waddling along the shore.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Feb. 2023
  • And on the note of sunshine, Lenny Kravitz shared a blissful and inspiring birthday post.
    Akili King, Vogue, 30 May 2021
  • And once again, the logbook contains fresh accolades for just how blissful the 740i is.
    Eric Tingwall, Car and Driver, 16 June 2017
  • Browse the best mattresses of 2022 for a blissful bedtime.
    Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 16 Aug. 2022
  • There's nothing like curling up in cozy sheets for deep, blissful rest.
    Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The pungency of its timbre puts the ears on alert and on edge: no one can fall into a blissful trance at an oboe recital.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Disguised by the dark, Myrrha spent many blissful nights with her father, until Cinyras at last thought to fetch a light to see the face of his young lover.
    Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Not to be dramatic, but that 35-minute and 26-second period was one of the most blissful moments of my entire year.
    Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2024

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