merriment
noun
mer·ri·ment
ˈmer-i-mənt 
ˈme-ri-
Examples of merriment in a Sentence
a time of great joy and merriment
Their house was always filled with merriment.
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Federal Street in front of the stadium, the Roberto Clemente Bridge, and two blocks of 6th Street in Downtown will be closed off to vehicles and filled with food, drink and merriment for Buccos fans.
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Ryan Deto, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
There is much merriment all around.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Cutting off booze is especially popular in January as people look to wind down from the drinking, eating and merriment of the holidays.
—Erica Pandey, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
In turn, on the latest chart, nonseasonal sets race up the list — many with week-over-week declines in activity — as the chart shakes off the festive last bits of merriment.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 5 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Deto, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
There is much merriment all around.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
Cutting off booze is especially popular in January as people look to wind down from the drinking, eating and merriment of the holidays.
—Erica Pandey, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
In turn, on the latest chart, nonseasonal sets race up the list — many with week-over-week declines in activity — as the chart shakes off the festive last bits of merriment.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 5 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for merriment
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“Merriment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merriment. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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merriment
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mer·ri·ment
ˈmer-i-mənt
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