cheerier; cheeriest
1
: marked by cheerfulness or good spirits
2
: causing or suggesting cheerfulness
cheery music
Examples of cheery in a Sentence
a cheery grin on the host of the holiday party
a cheery, unexpected compliment can really make another person's day
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As for lodging, consider booking a room at the cheery Cambria Beach Lodge or the 25-room White Water, a luxury lodge on a Moonstone Beach bluff.
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Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
There was also a candy bar with cheery attendants filling plastic bags with all kinds of goodies, a photo op with Santa and a hot chocolate bar.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2025
Hallmark Full/Queen-Size 3-Piece Holiday Quilt Set Make your home feel extra-cheery for the holidays with this Hallmark quilt set, which features a delightful village scene printed on one side and a snowflake pattern on a red background on the reverse side.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
That young woman with the cheery disposition spent last Christmas in a homeless shelter, sharing a room with strangers in bunk beds and living off donated snacks and dinners.
—Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
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Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
There was also a candy bar with cheery attendants filling plastic bags with all kinds of goodies, a photo op with Santa and a hot chocolate bar.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2025
Hallmark Full/Queen-Size 3-Piece Holiday Quilt Set Make your home feel extra-cheery for the holidays with this Hallmark quilt set, which features a delightful village scene printed on one side and a snowflake pattern on a red background on the reverse side.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
That young woman with the cheery disposition spent last Christmas in a homeless shelter, sharing a room with strangers in bunk beds and living off donated snacks and dinners.
—Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cheery
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“Cheery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheery. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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