Example Sentences

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When they return from their jollies, they will have the task of keeping the Ashes alive past Christmas.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

Sunday was a tough day for those, like me, who get their entertainment jollies by watching losers try to redeem themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2024

The mercurial Mr. Musk said he wasn’t asking just for the jollies.

From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2022

“They figured out, let’s appeal to folks who get their jollies making fun of the stroke dude,” Fetterman said on MSNBC.

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2022

Basically, if you get your jollies crawling on your hands and knees digging up fossilized poop, then you’ll really love an office full of the real thing—smell included.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman