How to Use joie de vivre in a Sentence

joie de vivre

noun
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  • She is admired for her energy and joie de vivre.
  • The true appeal of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon lies in its joie de vivre.
    — Hillary Richards, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023
  • People used to flock here years ago for the sun and the fun and the joie de vivre and the simple, colorful life.
    — NBC News, 22 May 2020
  • Maybe the piece that encapsulates joie de vivre for you isn’t the Roly Poly.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2020
  • And the joie de vivre doesn’t have to be confined to the aforementioned regions of the country.
    — Colleen McMillar, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Because the way her love life is rolling is very much giving joie de vivre.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Time had not dimmed Mrs. Sapia’s ribald sense of humor and joie de vivre.
    — Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2022
  • There was not just safety, but joie de vivre in numbers.
    — New York Times, 19 July 2019
  • Meanwhile their own immersion in the city’s joie de vivre would ease the way to a downfall of their own.
    — Timothy Schaffert, WSJ, 23 July 2021
  • That context makes the song’s sense of joie de vivre even more meaningful.
    — Kat Bein, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2019
  • The tendency is to think of Matisse as all about surface and joie de vivre.
    — Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2021
  • For all his joie de vivre and bluster, Willy is a man out of his depth in playing himself.
    — WSJ, 20 Sep. 2018
  • His joie de vivre was matched by his mission to create a notable work of art.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Williams is attracted not to her beauty but to her joie de vivre.
    — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Kathryn's team worked closely with the designer to source products that echoed that style and joie de vivre.
    — Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful, 14 Mar. 2019
  • For so long, France—the land of baguettes, the Louvre, and joie de vivre—has been the most popular tourist destination in the world.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2018
  • One of the things about Jacobs that Dupont most identifies with is the designer’s joie de vivre.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Thank you for all of your stories, your humor, your kindness, joie de vivre and your friendship.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2022
  • His instincts were perfect and his joie de vivre constant.
    — New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022
  • For a brand that’s only just getting its feet wet in France, Como’s got the concept of joie de vivre down to a science.
    — Celine Bossart, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2023
  • It’s about somehow weaving in the joy and the joie de vivre of life even into that situation.
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 17 May 2021
  • Chantelle began to detect some of that New Orleans-style joie de vivre right here in Atlanta.
    — Suzanne Van Atten, ajc, 12 Oct. 2013
  • The city was enjoying the tail end of a Black arts renaissance, with jazz’s hopping sound and joie de vivre running through the streets.
    — Essence, 9 Feb. 2022
  • However, Mother’s men’s line does not forgo the sense of humor and trademark joie de vivre the brand is known for.
    — Sari Anne Tuschman, latimes.com, 8 June 2018
  • He's been running around spying with a Tony Vlachos-esque joie de vivre.
    — EW.com, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Days at the Collab Crib are atypical, but one thing's certain: They're always filled with joie de vivre.
    — Lynsey Weatherspoon/redux For Cnn, CNN, 7 May 2022
  • Nine years later lots of things have changed – but Portland still brings its own distinctive joie de vivre to a snowstorm.
    — oregonlive, 23 Feb. 2023
  • On each occasion, we were seated at the same table and I was struck both times at his friendliness and joie de vivre.
    — Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 29 June 2018
  • Such joie de vivre was all the more gratifying because, two days earlier, any kind of joie had been in grave danger of being swamped.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The final look and feel of the hotel were inspired by burlesque, joie de vivre, and a sense of luxurious gratification.
    — Kate Bettes, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2024

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