JOLLITY in a Sentence

Learn JOLLITY from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for JOLLITY, such as:

1. It was as Hester said, in regard to the unwonted jollity that brightened the faces of the people.
2. The festive Christmas dinner was a merry one, and old and young alike joined in the general jollity.

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 Meanings and Examples of JOLLITY
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jollity
 n.  gayness; splendor; cheerfulness or celebration
Classic Sentence:
1  It was as Hester said, in regard to the unwonted jollity that brightened the faces of the people.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XXI. THE NEW ENGLAND HOLIDAY
2  Then again, Stubb was one of those odd sort of humorists, whose jollity is sometimes so curiously ambiguous, as to put all inferiors on their guard in the matter of obeying them.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 48. The First Lowering.
3  The forty hearts of those waving couples were beating as they had not done since, twelve months before, they had come together in similar jollity.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: 3 She Goes Out to Battle against Depression
4  I repeat, brothers, I repeat, no zeal, no hubbub, no excess; even in witticisms, gayety, jollities, or plays on words.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VII—THE WISDOM OF THOLOMYES
Example Sentence:
1  The festive Christmas dinner was a merry one, and old and young alike joined in the general jollity.