Example Sentences

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With the skies clearing after a morning of heavy rain, Hoosiers joyously broke out “Who’s your daddy?” chants.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

There’s also this, joyously: I have no idea who is going to win, and nobody else does, either.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 7, 2025

Those who were in attendance joyously celebrated victory with their 'Poznan' dance, while Guardiola took the adulation of the travelling supporters.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

As his preoccupied parents and self-absorbed sister boarded their plane back home, he joyously joined a group of local Hawaiian men rowing in the ocean.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2025

Samuel joyously felt hot rage in his stomach.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck