Example Sentences

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I spent the first 15 years of my life living with my grandmother, a woman who dutifully if joylessly prepared all the meals.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2023

He added: "This could have been fun, but there is something so arbitrary and CGI-bound and jeopardy-free about it, as the film joylessly chops in bits of Alien, The Swarm, Bourne and 007."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2022

In HDTV, he looked hot off the PGA assembly line: white guy, zero body fat, joylessly perfect swing and total blindness to a world beyond 18 holes.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2020

They’ve also observed that many people exercise joylessly when they’re dieting, then stop exercising when they start practicing “Intuitive Eating,” because they feel like the two don’t mix.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2020

I plodded joylessly on to the top of the mountain.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson