a mood of joyous anticipation
a joyous crowd eagerly awaiting the countdown to midnight on New Year's Eve
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This joyous drinking song begins with pep before slowing down and giving the musicians room to stretch out.—Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025 The 97th Academy Awards was a joyous affair, full of big orchestral numbers, celebrity singalongs and a triumphant hosting debut from Conan O’Brien.—William Earl, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025 Another cheerful Minervois scintillator that is balanced with bright fruit, subtle tannins and vats of joyous acidity.—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 The joyous online response to both Kluwe and Mills suggests that for a significant part of the liberal electorate, the spectacle of rebellion still matters.—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for joyous
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