How To Use Jocoseness In A Sentence

Even the great Mr. Cullinan shook a little under the paternal jocoseness with which he came forward to kiss the bride. It, and Other Stories
For ease and jocoseness of description it stands almost unapproachable. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
He said it with as much jocoseness as civility allowed, then at once rose. New Grub Street
Might have known that!" with an attempt at jocoseness. Half A Chance
At table, the pleasures of which in moderation were his only relaxation, he was always animated and merry; and this jocoseness was partly natural, partly intentional. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865

a certain kind of jocoseness which is so naturally associated with spirituous liquors; no talk could have been less offensive. By the Ionian Sea
To tell the truth, a part of his jocoseness was a blind; he was the greatest peace-maker, except Mr. Harmony in the play, that ever was born. The Cloister and the Hearth
City of the world, with so much of the material of jocoseness is an odd problem. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 30, 1919
Yet can we wonder at the jocoseness of those arrayed in lawn and broad-cloth -- can we marvel at the simper of the artisan fresh from his beef and pudding, solaced with tobacco and porter? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 2, 1841
“I went there, but I had taken flight,” the doctor answered with gloomy jocoseness. Anna Karenina