How to Use joyful in a Sentence

joyful

adjective
  • We were joyful at the news.
  • Be brave, be joyful and be kind.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • But that’s how the joyful news feels now.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
  • You’d be pressed to find a more joyful dad.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2026
  • You'd be pressed to find a more joyful dad.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Their joyful home turned rough.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
  • This recipe is spring in a bowl — joyful, green, fresh, bright and warm.
    — Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Whether there are three more joyful times in the next five days is not the point.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • There was something so joyful about it.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • This is a fun-loving, joyful year.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
  • That’s all part of the memoir for me now too, which is so joyful.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Time and space can be joyful playgrounds.
    — Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
  • This cover, just like you, makes the world a more joyful and cool place.
    — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Those are just a two of the joyful ways to treat him—at a fraction of the price.
    — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024
  • And Crump never seemed all that joyful on the court.
    — Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Daniela is also a kind and joyful person to work with.
    — Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
  • My joy will be my answer, and being there is joyful.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
  • My joy will be my answer, and being there is joyful.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • Debate on how to live a long and joyful life is an inevitable theme.
    — Jennifer Hauser, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The point is not that everything needs to be joyful and comedic.
    — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2023
  • With its bright color palette, the tone of the work is joyful.
    — Grace Edquist, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
  • This year treat Mom to a new home and make her life joyful every day.
    — Dallas News, 9 May 2021
  • But the process of baking brought her back to something joyful.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Rosé has become the wine of our time, light, joyful and social.
    — Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The holidays are meant to feel warm and joyful.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The first week in their new home was filled with simple, joyful moments.
    — Ashley Vega, People.com, 10 July 2025
  • Even now people are still very joyful in the midst of great hardship and tragedy.
    — Martin Dale, Variety, 1 Dec. 2021
  • The freeways were empty and the crowds were joyful.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The cheers that erupt from the staffers are unabashedly joyful.
    — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 24 Aug. 2020
  • The mood for this season is joyful, playful and of course, retro.
    — Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026

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