greatest joy

collocation in English

meaningsofgreatandjoy

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great
adjective
uk
/ɡreɪt/us
/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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joy
noun
uk
/dʒɔɪ/us
/dʒɔɪ/
great ...
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(Definition ofgreatandjoyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgreatest joy

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To him work is thegreatestjoyof life.
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They signed with thegreatestjoyand acclamation.
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Children are thegreatestjoyin life, they are the most wonderful attraction upon this earth.
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Thegreatestjoyof my life has been to see our children grow up.
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Therefore, having the holiday spirit, they have thegreatestjoyof the holiday-maker, that of seeing other people work.
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Thegreatestjoythey could have would be to see woods springing up, well managed, in the hands of private owners.
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That superb development should be thegreatestjoyand asset to those who bought leases and retired to that private development.
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For me, thegreatestjoyof flying is the reassuring moment when the undercarriage makes firm and continued re-contact with terra firma.
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The delusions under which he labored at such times caused him thegreatestjoy.
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The fantastic pipe dream that had become hisgreatestjoyhad also led to his persecution.
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Daji said that hergreatestjoywas to hear people cry in physical torment.
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Hergreatestjoyis telling fortunes, cards, tea-cups and palm-reading.
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Brides typically had the most henna, and the most complex patterns, to support theirgreatestjoy, and wishes for luck.
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In elementary school, painting lessons were hisgreatestjoyand as a child he used to earn money.
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Hisgreatestjoywas to encourage youth to follow in his steps, and the world is sadder and duller for his going.
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