delight

Some routinely put on a show: NYC0318, a whale also seen by AFP on a recent outing, often charms whale watchers with sensational lunge-feeds, breaching the water and prompting shrieks of delight.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

The hippo liked it there, so it took a while to extract the animal from the muddy waters to the delight of the locals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Once shared online, people meticulously study the choreography in them and delight in catching subtle movements and expressions by their favourite band members.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Watch for rage-bait—social-media algorithms tend to amplify content that triggers strong emotions like surprise, delight and outrage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

To his delight, Elizebeth soon set her shyness aside.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Perry and her partner, Canada's former prime minister Justin Trudeau, sampled the delights of Mykonos.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Ms. Williams delights in the paradoxes of butterfly evolution, including monarch caterpillars’ calibrated resistance to milkweed toxins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

For those very delights — oh, and the art too, yeah, sure — are why many people still want to go, a desire that watching “The Man Will Burn” will only strengthen.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on social media that any feud between the two "delights" Russia's Vladimir Putin and called on Zelensky and Nawrocki to "calm emotions, not to stoke tensions".

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

The women spent weeks organizing the menu, hopping on and off the phone with one another before the big day as they prepared the culinary delights for the outing.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

He said the size and walkability of the campus surprised — and delighted — him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Arteta delighted with trophy while Maresca is 'concerned'

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

A statement from Buckingham Palace at the time of her birth read: "Their Majesties The King and Queen and other members of The Royal Family were delighted to be informed of the news."

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

“Any time River gets any kind of small win, I’m delighted for him,” Lowden said in a video chat from his parents’ home in Scotland.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Their clients were vain; they were delighted to see themselves in a masterpiece.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Iran responded in the 64th minute with Rezaeian’s cross headed home by Mohammad Mohebi, tying the game and delighting fans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Fans have been delighting in his expressive range, with his wide eyes, blushing cheeks and gaping jaw regularly stealing the show, and memes spreading across social media in tribute.

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026

Now and then, a press tour will take Bradley Cooper to Paris, where he often speaks French in interviews, delighting a local crowd of starstruck French viewers and unsuspecting international audiences alike.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2026

“We must reorient our entire company around delivering for and delighting our customers.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

The creatures circled the train like vultures, delighting the tourists.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan