How to Use joyful in a Sentence

joyful

adjective
  • We were joyful at the news.
  • Those are just a two of the joyful ways to treat him—at a fraction of the price.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The Psalms are full of joyful noise, noise unto the Lord.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
  • That’s all part of the memoir for me now too, which is so joyful.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2023
  • This cover, just like you, makes the world a more joyful and cool place.
    Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Sometimes joyful, in the case of a huge room filled with an LED ball pit.
    oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Hang them above a bed for a joyful burst of fall color.
    Shelby Deering, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
  • And when the right artist meets the right moment, with the right push, the whole world can still catch fire in a joyful way (for a change).
    Jamie Bryan, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Before the wave hit the hotel, the scene outside was joyful.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The point is not that everything needs to be joyful and comedic.
    Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The mood was joyful, rather than sad, as images of Van Noten’s shows played on screens in the center of the room.
    Joelle Diderich, WWD, 23 June 2024
  • May the guide lead you to similarly joyful meals for the next year.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Her joyful comedy has a dark side, which shows around the edges of jokes, in the subtext.
    Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 15 July 2022
  • The movie brings motherhood in all its joyful messiness to the big screen.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 17 May 2024
  • In closing, my wish for you is a peaceful and joyful year.
    Dallas News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Their joyful world is turned upside down when gloomy, mean Bergens threaten to pull the plug on all the fun.
    Good Housekeeping, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The first person to greet him was a joyful British Indian.
    Kabir Chibber, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
  • Our job would be half as hard and twice as joyful if all our sources were Texas bee boosters.
    Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
  • At first glance, the photos Lyon took that day seem joyful.
    Randi Kaye, CNN, 17 Sep. 2023
  • This feels good, this feels peaceful, this feels joyful.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
  • You’ve said this album is a lot more joyful and self-assured.
    Sasha Urban, Variety, 27 June 2022
  • Lenin fell off it, hurled to the ground by the townsfolk of Lanchkhuti in the first joyful paroxysm of their liberation.
    Christopher Helman, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The group’s live show is joyful, messy and feels dangerous in a way that few modern acts care to evoke.
    William Earl, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
  • And unlike most other years since she's died, this year, these past two weeks have been some of the most joyful of my life.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Hope this next year is full of health, time w loved ones and joyful memories.
    Emma Sánchez, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Vallenato has moved away from the joyful stories of men who worked in the fields and were happy.
    Daniella Tello-Garzon, refinery29.com, 6 Aug. 2024
  • And there are things worth living for, and things in life that are still beautiful and joyful.
    Paddy O'Connell, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Carey is the band’s most joyful performer and its most flamboyant.
    Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The subsequent release gave the joyful impression of a beach umbrella snapping open.
    Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Thanksgiving is a joyful time for family to gather together and break bread.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024

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