Sentence examples for cheerfulness that from inspiring English sources

Engelen greeted me with a half-ironic cheerfulness that struck me as very Dutch.

It is the cheerfulness that lingers here behind the lines, like a happy schoolboy, as world history continues its stolid death march.

It was all delivered with a puzzling cheerfulness that made the movies far more transgressive than if their tone had been serious.

As the reviewer and author both note, the "noxious virus" of fake cheerfulness that is Ehrenreich's subject has its amusing side.

He was slighter than I expected — about 5-foot-10, with the wiry frame of a wrestler or a distance runner — and a good deal perkier, possessed of a quick-witted cheerfulness that was out of sync with his surroundings.

WURLITZER The shop has a preppy, kooky cheerfulness that is a tad manic, but effective enough to make even a vampire like me want to practice my putt to the Swingle Singers.

What she found when she sought information and support, however, was cheerfulness, and that shocked her.

I heard no one complain — politeness was breaking out all around, with that cheerfulness between strangers that is generally reserved for religious occasions and sports events.

You don't want to do that, because I think there's something about cheerfulness and dignity that are indicated".

I suppose there is some happy music in Schoenbergian spheres, but dislocation, whether intended or not, is so central to the style that cheerfulness comes with difficulty.

His daughter cooks and cleans with a fussy cheerfulness and determination that fail to disguise her loneliness — you can see her struggling not to frown as her brothers question her about this or that possible suitor.