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"Jolly" in a Sentence (23 examples)
The weather's rather jolly today.
She was jolly well made to pay.
You're a jolly good feller.
Be joyful and merry for it's the jolly season.
We had a jolly good time.
It will be jolly to have somebody to play with. There isn't any other girl who lives near enough to play with, and I've no sisters big enough.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself.
"Come, jolly Bacchus, giver of delight; / kind Juno, come; and ye with fair accord / and friendly spirit hold the feast aright."
If an English speaker says someone is jolly, that means they are cheerful or friendly. But in French, jolie means someone is good-looking or pleasant to look at. In any case, both are nice things to say to someone.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf.
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"Full jolly Knight he seemed […] full large of limb and every joint / He was, and cared not for God or man a point."
"A jolly place," said he, "in times of old! / But something ails it now: the spot is curst. ..."
[…] he is swelled into jolly dimensions by frequent potations of malt liquors […]
Jo silently notices how white and small her hand is and what a jolly servant she must be to wear such sparkling rings.
If you know what it means to be a “fidlet” going for a “jolly” in your “doo”, then you are part of an exclusive club that speaks colloquial Antarctic English.
I'm a Jolly — 'Er Majesty's Jolly — soldier an' sailor too!
'We just need to chuck him a jolly.' 'I beg your pardon?' said Faber. 'Chuck a jolly... you know! Get people on the street talking about how amazing the show is! Tell them the tickets are sold out for the next two weeks.'
Indeed it is nearly impossible to conceive how the small jolly they were in could have escaped destruction for a single instant.
It’s jolly hot in here, isn’t it?
“Put these on,” said Carrot firmly, anticipating resistance. “What is it?” said Catweazle in horror. “Coms. Combinations. A vest and long pants all in one,” explained Carrot. “They're jolly warm.”
He'll think about paint and he'll think about glue / What a jolly boring thing to do
Adrian thought it worth while to try out his new slang. ‘I say, you fellows, here's a rum go. Old Biffo was jolly odd this morning. He gave me a lot of pi-jaw about slacking and then invited me to tea. No rotting! He did really.’
I do not believe in 'jollying' and 'soft soaping' a man when his work is really bad.
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