adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
occasion
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Michael's homecoming was a joyous occasion .
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However, whereas it should have been a joyous occasion , it was not.
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For other people at work they seemed to be such joyous occasions .
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It was one of those joyous occasions to which as many children as adults and elderly grannies were invited.
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What was meant for a joyous occasion would shrivel to a general wretchedness.
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A joyous occasion , and she was damned well going to enjoy herself!