merriment
noun
mer·ri·ment
ˈmer-i-mənt 
ˈme-ri-
Examples of merriment in a Sentence
a time of great joy and merriment
Their house was always filled with merriment.
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Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
After you're done, keep the merriment going with the sequel.
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Afterward, there are gifts for children, dreidel games, yummy chocolate gelt, and other merriment.
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Behold Ike Barinholtz, Jon Stewart, Abbi Jacobson, and Eric André on stage alongside Gracie and Clyde Lawrence and the entire band Lawrence, who will provide musical interludes and merriment between stories.
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Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
After you're done, keep the merriment going with the sequel.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Afterward, there are gifts for children, dreidel games, yummy chocolate gelt, and other merriment.
—Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 14 Dec. 2025
Behold Ike Barinholtz, Jon Stewart, Abbi Jacobson, and Eric André on stage alongside Gracie and Clyde Lawrence and the entire band Lawrence, who will provide musical interludes and merriment between stories.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for merriment
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“Merriment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merriment. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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merriment
noun
mer·ri·ment
ˈmer-i-mənt
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