How to Use jovial in a Sentence

jovial

adjective

• He's a very jovial man.
• The audience was in a jovial mood.
• The tone of the talk should be jovial, with some great zingers.
  — Alex Baia, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2022
• Despite the jovial mood, the specter of the dual strikes hung thick in the air.
  — Tim Greiving, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
• Hite was jovial, the memo states, but pushed the boundaries.
  — Laura Hancock, cleveland.com, 27 Oct. 2017
• Kane, a jovial young man with special needs, got the king’s crown.
  — Joy Resmovits, latimes.com, 21 June 2018
• What was meant to be a jovial time for him quickly took a turn.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 15 Aug. 2023
• The jovial mood persisted throughout the march and at the Supreme Court.
  — Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2020
• In what’s left of a school in Yahidne, Ukraine, the scene is jovial and familiar.
  — Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022
• To his friends, Ali was a jokester, always a jovial presence in the street.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
• Despite the jovial atmosphere, many had the news at the top of mind.
  — Rob Ledonne, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2020
• Mr. LePage held a jovial bill signing in the middle of the night.
  — Jess Bidgood, Julie Bosman and Alexander Burns, New York Times, 3 July 2017
• Kuykendall has earned a spot in the starting six and has brought a jovial persona to the team.
  — Tyler Foy, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2022
• Rebel Radio and At Both Ends round out what should be a jovial bill.
  — Aaron Davis, sacbee.com, 2 July 2017
• The crowd is jovial, chatty, turned on by the spectacle of all this.
  — Chris Erskinecolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2019
• The mood was far less jovial in Belgium earlier in the day.
  — Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Fox News, 13 July 2018
• The banter is electric, the drinks are flowing, and the vibes are downright jovial.
  — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 25 Aug. 2023
• Although the lunch-time media session was just that, Brown brought a light and jovial mood to the room.
  — Sarah Todd, Philly.com, 20 Sep. 2017
• The network's Dana Perino, on the other hand, was not so jovial.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2022
• There, the cameras caught her with a jovial and fresh look, with her hair worn down with little styling.
  — Michel Mejía, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2023
• By midevening, at least half the restaurant’s 254 seats were filled, and the patrons were in a jovial—if hushed—mood.
  — James Tarmy, Bloomberg.com, 30 Sep. 2017
• King will still be on the bus for many of the civil rights tours, but the jovial comedian won’t be the host.
  — al, 19 Jan. 2020
• After the game, the always jovial Edmonds did not seem fazed by the dip in his usage.
  — Katherine Fitzgerald, azcentral, 14 Oct. 2019
• Loro would be a great first-date spot or a jovial place for happy hour with colleagues.
  — Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2023
• The night of the Pizza Hut meeting, Ms. Rentz stopped for a quick dinner at a warm and jovial seafood restaurant up the road.
  — New York Times, 10 May 2018
• The mood at AT&T Park was as jovial as could be for a team entering with 97 losses.
  — Michael McGough, sacbee, 30 Sep. 2017
• There were smiles abound and a jovial mood in the air after what has been a tough period for the country.
  — NBC News, 2 June 2022
• Now, art buffs have the chance to view the painting and its jovial cast of characters in their full glory.
  — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, 13 Dec. 2019
• On the show, Harris went in-depth on policy while also aiming to be an affable, jovial hang.
  — Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
• Willie, too, was welcomed by jovial patrons in the restaurant where Heyerdahl was dining.
  — Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024