sense of joy

collocation in English

meaningsofsenseandjoy

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withjoyorsense.
sense
noun
uk
/sens/us
/sens/
an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, ...
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joy
noun
uk
/dʒɔɪ/us
/dʒɔɪ/
great ...
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(Definition ofsenseandjoyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsense of joy

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Nilsson's writing communicates the tremendoussenseofjoychildren experience when given the opportunity to work with musical materials on their own terms.
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Our pride and our greatsenseofjoyis that we implemented it, that we operated its provisions.
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I was overwhelmed by the standards achieved by our athletes and by the greatsenseofjoyand fulfilment which was evident.
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No one could possibly mistake thesenseofjoyof these youngsters.
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It is the sense of relief; it is thesenseofjoythat fills one.
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Who would not feel asenseofjoyin appearing to get out of what they have been going through?
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I give these warnings not with asenseofjoybut with a sense of foreboding.
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We are all grateful to him for enlivening the debate and giving that rightsenseofjoywhich should come from anyone who loves books.
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It sings heartily, offering audiences asenseofjoyand fun often missing from our cinema.
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His speeches reportedly revealed asenseofjoyand fun, but he was not at a loss when debating with intellectual philosophers.
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It brings them a greatsenseofjoyto see their children doing well.
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She greets him with a confusedsenseofjoyand the two proceed to have dinner.
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I think there was a lot of sorrow on the outside, but in the center of me there is still somesenseofjoyand celebration.
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