delight
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To outsiders, this can be surprising because he is charm personified with the media, a delight to deal with.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
The video is an L.A. dirtbag delight — she pops a Cronenberg-worthy zit, fights cops in a VR headset and rides a “Gaymo” off to meet a crush.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Footage shared by McHugh on social media showed her laughing and smiling with family and friends screaming in delight as they celebrated her victory at a watch party in Cardiff.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
They take an infectious delight in the language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
This made Margaret squeal and shriek all over again, but this time with delight, for it was well-known among the household staff that she and Jasper were on particularly friendly terms.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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Perry and her partner, Canada's former prime minister Justin Trudeau, sampled the delights of Mykonos.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Meyer wrote the script a decade ago about her friendship with producer Maggie McLean, but no doubt she knows better than anyone how much the smart and sensible-projecting Stewart delights in acting the fool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Starr is criminally sarcastic, and delights in winding people up.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Ms. Kavenna delights in dropping tantalizing clues that never build to clear conclusions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
There is another way to investigate Mars and the full range of delights and discoveries this heterogeneous planet holds for us.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Lizzie says she was "delighted" when the chain suddenly appeared from the pram.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
In his act, he has delighted in skewering organized religion and traditional family life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Accepting that she’ll always be looking toward the end of life’s circle, she’s delighted to fill its contents in the meantime.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
He told the programme he was "delighted" that his last memory with Dónal is a "happy one".
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
I liked to read what they liked to read: what they enjoyed, delighted me; what they approved, I reverenced.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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The eerie glow provided a fitting finale to spookiest night of the year, delighting skywatchers and photographers alike.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Marlene Cooper has paid $100 a week to get a box of five meals from Blue Apron for the last decade, delighting in dinners like chicken enchilada skillet and cilantro paneer and chickpea curry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
People in northern Germany flocked to the Elbe river Monday to marvel at giant Arctic-style ice floes that have clogged up a stretch of the waterway, creating a headache for shipping but delighting visitors.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
Denna removed her shoes and danced lightly through the shadows, delighting in the feel of the grass beneath her feet.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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