Examples of joy in a Sentence
Noun
Their sorrow turned to joy.
I can hardly express the joy I felt at seeing her again.
Seeing her again brought tears of joy to my eyes.
The flowers are a joy to behold!
What a joy it was to see her again.
Verb
the whole town is joying in the fact that its oldest church has been restored to its Victorian splendor
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
The joy emanating from the largely millennial devotees was palpable, from the white clothing blanketing the stands to the breathless commentary throughout the concert.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 13 July 2025
But, by the time her pregnancy reached five weeks and four days, the joy faded, only to be replaced with heartbreak.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
The prospect of revisiting Tolstoy’s classic in a P.E.I. class filled him with joy.
—Brooke Allen, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
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Noun
Regardless, drivers have been honking their vehicles’ horns with joy now that Gurnee is the first in the county to end its photo-enforcement program.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
The joy emanating from the largely millennial devotees was palpable, from the white clothing blanketing the stands to the breathless commentary throughout the concert.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 13 July 2025
But, by the time her pregnancy reached five weeks and four days, the joy faded, only to be replaced with heartbreak.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
The prospect of revisiting Tolstoy’s classic in a P.E.I. class filled him with joy.
—Brooke Allen, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for joy
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“Joy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joy. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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