exhilaration
Example Sentences
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Ms. Marvin’s combination of determination and weirdness lends the film some of the youthful exhilaration of “Rushmore.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
I fell into the same rhythm: starting over, drenched in sweat, sheer exhilaration, “sign me up.”
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026
But the exhilaration felt in such moments had been matched by the "anger and profound sadness" felt in others.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
Jerry Neuheisel was experiencing such a moment in UCLA’s upset of Penn State and his father Rick’s exhilaration over the joyful moment.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025
She still feels the exhilaration of leaving the bakery with the warm weight of the loaf in her knapsack.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Vocabulary lists containing exhilaration
Lord of the Flies
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The Pearl
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