to your joy

Frequency: 4.01.2 per million words

Used to say that something happens which makes you happy, often unexpectedly.

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Examples (10)

  • She found to her joy that the house had a large patio.
  • To his immense joy, the lost cat returned home after weeks.
  • The news of their promotion came to our shared joy during the team meeting.
  • He discovered, to his quiet joy, a rare species of bird in his backyard.
  • To their overwhelming joy, the test results were negative.
  • The unexpected scholarship offer was to her parents' joy.
  • She realized, to her private joy, that she was pregnant.
  • When the old painting was finally restored, it was to everyone's artistic joy.
  • To my complete joy, the book I'd been searching for years was right there.
  • When they saw the elaborate birthday cake, to their pure joy, the children cheered loudly.