be delighted

Example Sentences

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"If the agreements reached or to be reached by Beijing and Washington are in the interests of our Chinese friends, we can only be delighted," Sergey Lavrov told a press conference in New Delhi.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

I would be delighted if this achievement sparks the curiosity of young people who will shape the future and helps build a better world.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

But he added that those two camps, once enemies during the American Revolution, “surely would be delighted that the wounds of war healed into the most cherished friendship.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

He was thrilled in the way only someone who doesn’t expect to be delighted actually gets delighted — fully, without guarding it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Tendai was certain some warlike ancestor would be delighted with his little brother when he was older.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer