good cheer
Americannoun
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cheerful spirits; courage.
to be of good cheer.
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feasting and merrymaking.
to make good cheer.
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good food and drink.
to be fond of good cheer.
Example Sentences
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Good cheer and happy thoughts were in short supply this time round.
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2023
Good cheer is what Calderón Kellett hopes “With Love” brings to viewers and, through its diverse and open-hearted characters, maybe something more.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2021
Good cheer, or at least stoicism, was the thing.
From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2018
Good cheer prevails, though, and the show ends on a grand number that gathers the whole troupe around our hero.
From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2016
Good cheer, sweet air, much joy, no care, Your sight, your taste, your smelling, Your ears, your touch, transported much Each day at Ballyspellin.
From The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 by Browning, William Ernst
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