1782 examples of jolly in sentences

Kentish, the landlord, was a stout, bull-necked man, of no great communicativeness at first; but after a little acquaintance he opened out wonderfully, became quite a jolly (and rather intelligent) companion, and came out with innumerable anecdotes of his sporting adventures.

"You won't be very jolly, I expect," Kentish said, "for some time.

I feel pretty jolly now, and I shouldn't wonder if I went home cannon.[A] Only a quid?

Jolly Roger, the, hoisted by mutinous ships.

"The jolly-boat, then?" "She is in three pieces.

This sleek, jolly publican is fond of the cant phrase, "as the saying is."

Half the money that goes out of England to Switzerland and the Riviera ought to go to the extremely amusing business of clearing up ugly corners and building jolly and convenient workmen's cottageseven if we do it at a loss.

"You did it jolly well.

And anyway," he smiled abruptly, "I don't want you to be worriedjust when you're having such a jolly time at the Court too.

"You're a jolly lucky chap, Columbus," he said.

" "Well, you see you are so jolly touchy, and have snubbed me so often, that I don't know how to begin; and if you know what I'm going to say, won't you give me an answer without hearing it?" "Yes, Hal; but you'd better say it, as I don't know what conditions" "Conditions!"catching me up eagerly at the word.

" "You'll be spoken to just as I jolly well please," was his refined reply.

"Jolly glad to see you," Augustus blustered.

On the retirement of certain Tanks from their War Bond duties: "They can understand, we hope, how very jolly it has been to have them, and how sorry we are to see them go.

I shall take jolly good care I get out of it just as soon as ever I can.

The house is still standing, and is now known as the "Jolly Farmer" Inn.

One game which he and two of his brothers were never tired of playing was that of rolling each other like barrels down the very steep sandy hill which one may see rising sharply from the back of the "Jolly Farmer."

One of them, a most buxom and jolly soul, who, as she confided to me, "didn't care a damn," had established friendly relations with a naval lieutenant, and I had great trouble in dragging her away from his engaging conversation.

Should he become a jolly, vinous, and Friar-Tuck sort of clergyman?

What shall we do to be jolly?" "Jolly!"with a tone of melancholy surprise.

"When should a man be jolly, if he can't when he's nothing to do?

What a jolly wow it will make when it gets about town!

LENSKI, LOIS L. Jolly rhymes of Mother Goose.

Coming alongside, one of the women said to the boys: "Throw that officer overboard, and come with us; we will get you $400 a piece as bounty, then you can desert from the army, and have a jolly good time."

"A jolly good ship.

1782 examples of  jolly  in sentences