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delight

[dih-lahyt] / dɪˈlaɪt /




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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

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

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

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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