delight
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To his mother’s delight, he decided he wanted to be a doctor at age 4, after envisioning the doctor who treated his broken arm in Jersey City Hospital as “an angel.”
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
She delights in covering her hair with a white shirt she tosses over her shoulders with mock-Breck-ad delight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Haaland also engages directly with his fans, to their delight.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The momentum stuck and Gauff flew through the next four games to force a deciding set to the delight of the crowd - the majority of whom appeared to be backing the seventh seed.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Mom fakes surprise and delight every time Dad gives her a bad Christmas present.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
Asa delights in sharing mundane activities like eating a meal together or taking his picture with her phone.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 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
Fletcher, who, along with Gamble, is from southern Louisiana, delights in being shocking.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
He delights in his mastery of the battlefield, military or civilian, flexing his psychological muscles with a sociopath’s defiant swagger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
Even as my dear mother and first friend was leaving, my head was swimming with the delights of my new home.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
When Lisa Kudrow appeared on The Claudia Winkleman Show earlier this year, she was visibly delighted to meet Linda from The Traitors.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
“I’m very delighted and blessed and thrilled to say I’ve got so many grandparents now.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
"I'm delighted that this study has highlighted Japan as a crucial region for understanding their evolutionary history."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
"We are delighted with this result, because achieving a perfect score at the IMO is extremely challenging," Xiaohongshu said in a statement this week.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Nhamo was pleased to have company and even more delighted with the snacks Rosa produced.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
A film like “The Housemaid” delighting viewers this much and making boatloads of cash doing it is a sure sign of cinema’s vitality.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
They reached their target inside 33 overs, England's four-wicket victory delighting the thousands of travelling fans who finally have something to celebrate on a hitherto miserable tour.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
“We must reorient our entire company around delivering for and delighting our customers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Skies as far south as Mexico lit up Tuesday night with faint pink and green glows, delighting many people who would normally have to travel much closer to the Earth's poles to see such phenomena.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
The fact that they’re together-together is delighting their little fan club no end.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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