Sentence examples similar to they were merry from inspiring English sources
She simply blew by 11 tremendously accomplished boys as if they were merry-go-round ponies.
a Benedick b Dick the Butcher c Dick the Shepherd d Dick Whittington 4: "How oft when men are at the point of death have they been merry".
They are fearless and frightened at the same time, as only the very young can be, and they are as heartless in spirit as they are merry in mode.
They are merry men in waiting, as well as fugitive ancestors of the Lost Boys in "Peter Pan," but, once again, Scott neglects the promise of his own subplot and reverts to the lower spirits of his hero, who retains not a scintilla of youthful glee.
May they be merry and, yes, gay!
If they're merry, why the heck do they need resting?
The laji are ancient lyrical songs that are supposed to be sung when they are merry or just finished work.
They are merry-making clowns, idiot savants, medieval court jesters for the modern age.
They battled (in practice, anyway), they golfed, they played cards, they ate, drank, and were merry — and very little goes unnoticed in the film.
I wouldn't have called them raucous, exactly, but they were certainly merry.
