The pilots smiled, unable to contain their joy at being home and back with their families.

The disciples, unable to contain their joy, formed a circle and danced around him.

Here the poor woman could not contain her joy.

"Thank you, sir," she said, barely able to contain her joy.

It was hard for him to contain his fierce joy.

By an effort, I contained my joy when Clarence brought me the news.

"We're living our youth once again," said a journalist, her voice barely able to contain her joy.

Cesar can't contain his joy as the date gets nearer but what lies ahead is doom.

In another epistle, barely able to contain his joy, he wrote, "I do love this people with all my heart."

The captain could barely contain his joy at this point.