Sentence examples for merry than from inspiring English sources

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But this production is wrongheaded less in the anarchic tradition of Dadaists making merry than in the reactionary mold of Depression-era MGM retailoring literary classics for mass consumption.

When Harbour Air's tiny seven-seater eased into the marina at Poets Cove, however, there was merely ourbellman, Ron, who was more merry than mystical.

It reads, "I had rather have a fool to make me merry than experience to make me sad".

We would rather "eat, drink, and be merry" than see the tidal wave of change that is upon us.

(Ever hear of the study which reportedly found that moving measures high on the trauma scale just after death and divorce?) But last week, when the cast of the hit Broadway show It's Only A Play had to relocate to its new home at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, literally next door, the mood was more merry than miserable.

Even the ever-serious The Economist is in on the act, with the recent We Wish You a Merry ish) Christmas, a piece about the benefits of raising the price of alcohol, because a sober holiday is, apparently, less merry than a drunk one.

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And though there are growing pains, more, it turns out, is merrier than less.

No waltz could have been merrier than the weekend gathering in November , 1923 at Cherkley Court, a resplendent country house, in Surrey.

The subject does seem merrier than most; she appears to trip lightly across the painting's foreground.

During the peak of American campaign excitement, in the second half of the 19th century, our democracy was louder, meaner and merrier than it has ever been since.

The songs from "Wrecking Ball" often sound merrier than their lyrics, heading for a hootenanny, a New Orleans brass-band parade, an Irish dance or a mariachi serenade; their music embodies Mr. Springsteen's inclusive America.

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