How to Use happiness in a Sentence

happiness

noun
  • They made a toast to long life and happiness.
  • May your Christmas be blessed with lots of love, peace, and happiness.
    Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 29 Nov. 2022
  • To the world, to people, to love, to success, to happiness.
    Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • In fact, second shots at happiness are fully in the zeitgeist.
    Nora Dahlia, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Go ahead, step outside in all of these options for water-resistant happiness.
    Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Amid the sea of happiness around her, Obozna, 61, stood ashen-faced, holding her six-year-old grandson’s hand.
    Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Furthermore, a good friend isn’t going to try to control your behavior or block you from romantic happiness.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Happiness is not a feeling; rather, feelings are evidence of happiness.
    Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The film underscores the idea that doing good for others has its own rewards and that wealth doesn’t necessarily bring happiness.
    Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2022
  • While a crucial decision awaits the team, the Doom Patrol must decide what to prioritize — their own happiness or the fate of the world.
    Ej Panaligan, Variety, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Every romance requires an obstacle—something to block a couple’s path to happiness and shear them off from regular society.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2022
  • To face life's greatest struggles and avoid burnout, allocating time for rest, relaxation, and reflection is crucial to one’s happiness and ultimate success.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
  • But there’s one place where happiness is the name of the game.
    Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2020
  • And most of all thank you @bradfalchuk for the true happiness.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Sep. 2018
  • Here's to many more years of happiness for the Berkus-Brents!
    Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Still, to see the success of the league up close gave me a jolt of happiness.
    Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Does the cost of happiness vary among U.S. cities, too?
    Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Placement The right rose in the right place will bring you a lot of happiness.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
  • May the happiness of Purim guide you in your faith all year long.
    Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The gasps, the smiles, the radiant looks of happiness in their eyes.
    EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • May this day bring you lots of happiness, joy but most of all lots of smiles.
    Sydni Ellis, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
  • May you be showered with all of these and a lot of happiness.
    Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The past four years have brought a lot of happiness into my life.
    Michael C. Dealoia, cleveland.com, 25 Mar. 2018
  • This gave me a great deal of comfort and happiness to be that close to her again.
    Richard Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
  • That sort of crazy laugh of where there was just pure happiness shown on her face.
    Diana Pearl, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022
  • People are drawn to happiness and to joy, not doom and gloom.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
  • This may be good for the bottom line but not for our health and happiness.
    Brad Stulberg, Outside Online, 24 May 2022
  • Standon said the happiness the dogs bring him are worth the upkeep.
    Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2022
  • There were no gaps in the happiness that consumed this block.
    Omar Tate, Bon Appétit, 3 Sep. 2020
  • The person who gets dumped should get to find happiness first.
    Anna Silman, The Cut, 12 June 2018

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