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Examples of cheerful in a Sentence
How cheerful it is to hear of!
The scientist hopped up with a cheerful salute.
The flowers should have made her feel cheerful, but they ushered in that dark feeling instead.
It was as if I had left a cheerful housekeeper behind.
In disposition Clarke was cheerful and even playful.
The dark starry night was followed by a bright cheerful morning.
His face was cheerful, and he turned to me.
The fountain's cheerful waterfalls eased him, and he perched on its edge.
She trailed, even more perplexed when the janitor waxing the floor called out a cheerful, "Hey, Toby!"
A quarter of an hour later the old count came in from his club, cheerful and contented.
The toddlers left Jack at her cheerful voice and crowded around the crate.
The idea of spending her days with the reserved Sofi and cheerful Bianca was surprisingly appealing, though she couldn't help feeling intimidated by their happiness.
Hardy, simple and industrious, fond of music, kind-hearted, and with a strangely artistic taste in dress, these people possess in a wonderful degree the secret of cheerful contentment.
Many find employment as artisans, small dealers, porters and soldiers in Egypt, where they are usually noted for their honesty, and frank and cheerful temperament.
She was cheerful as usual and brought Kiera a set of clean clothing.
The Village, far from being a grim prison, is a cheerful British fin de siecle seaside resort.
The two men, however, were quite cheerful.
Things were not cheerful in the Rostovs' home.
But this is not at all an interesting or cheerful subject.
The house could use a little cheerful decorating.
Either request gag gifts (toys), or ask guests to donate to an organization like Cheerful Givers that provides birthday gift bags through shelters and food banks for needy children.
The latter's cheerful man-of-the-world scepticism is transfigured in Pascal to a deep distrust of human reason, in part, perhaps, from anti-Protestant motives.
Athletes such as swimmers, tennis players and those from other sports may still appreciate the attention of a cheerful sign or a decorated locker.
Gothic fairies have grown in popularity for those that tire of the happy and cheerful normal depiction of fairies in various movies, artwork and Tinkerbell spin-off films.
Yet the next morning he acted normal - even cheerful.
His eyes were large and lustrous, his nose rather long and his countenance bright and cheerful."
Two officers with flushed faces, looking cheerful and happy, passed by Rostov.
He was laughing and joking about the events on the Friday and has remained cheerful during his illness.
Often in pain, he never failed to appear cheerful.
In the winter, cheerful street vendors roast chestnuts over coal braziers.
Miss Holloway who cooks and does some housework, is a cheerful and interesting conversationalist.
It certainly looks quite different in the flesh - the designs which simply looked bright and cheerful on tv looked fairly lurid on stage.
He had naturally a most cheerful and sunny temper, was highly social and sympathetic, loved pleasant conversation, wit, anecdote and laughter.
Soon the sound of cheerful humming was replaced by laughter.
Under the old Oak tree, among the cheerful flowers, was a headstone for Alexia Barnett.
The lovely old oak beams, warm carpeting and cheerful fabrics all combine to make your stay truly comfortable and relaxing.
At early morn I went away With cheerful heart to work the day.
At first glance such factors make for a gloomy prognosis Yet there are still plenty of reasons to be cheerful.
Which promise made the young man more cheerful and smoothed out the worried pucker between channel 5 news Sacharissa's straight brows.
His volumes of reminiscence, Cheerful Yesterdays (1898), Old Cambridge (1899), Contemporaries (1899), and Part of a Man's Life (1905), are characteristic and charming works.
This work may, to some extent, be regarded as supplementary to Faust; it presents the lighter, more cheerful and optimistic side of Goethe's philosophy in these years; Graf Egmont, the most winning and fascinating of the poet's heroes, is endowed with that "demonic" power over the sympathies of men and women, which Goethe himself possessed in so high a degree.
It was open and airy, bright and cheerful.
She sleeps very badly at night, & is very nervous at times, but wonderfully cheerful in general.
About her twentieth year she is described as being somewhat above the middle height, possessing a graceful form and an open cheerful countenance.
He loves you, a special love, for the cheerful giver.
I don't suppose he'll be so cheerful once he's moved four hundredweight of cast iron and driven back to St. Malo.
To outsiders Scotties appear somewhat morose and serious but to their family and friends they are affectionate and cheerful.
Her step father is one of those too perky cheerful people.
His cheerful serenity of manner, his tranquil mirthfulness, and the steady charm of his personality made him a favourite with his fellows, in spite of a certain reserve.
But you are strong, healthy, cheerful, and excited, and are surrounded by other such excitedly animated and healthy men.