exclaim
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I hear my 5-year-old son proudly exclaim, nearly out of breath.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
She appeared to follow Shadow around later that day, prompting the nonprofit to exclaim, “Shadow has a shadow!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
His goal was to make burgers large enough to require two hands, and good enough to make the eater exclaim “What a burger.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
It saw a raft of stars, including Hugh Jackman and Daniel Radcliffe, soaked over the years and led a sopping-wet Davina McCall to exclaim: "I'm in heaven!"
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
“There it is,” I exclaim, pointing to a small brown house.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
“This is the bluepocalypse! A blueclear bomb!” he exclaims.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
“It’s my very own Stanford Prison Experiment!” she exclaims, in a typically baffling attempt at lighthearted dialogue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
"Hey, I know you!" exclaims Paul McCartney, gripping my hand as we walk into his office in central London.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
"She is!" exclaims Bird, 38, breaking into a broad smile.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
“Oh, it was great!” the normally articulate Robert exclaims, unable to find a more expressive way to describe the event.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
An assistant producer with whom Ms. Lee was making a TV program once exclaimed at the row of houseplants on display in Brookner’s chastely furnished apartment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Blanche exclaimed during a heated appearance on “State of the Union.”
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
"You are such a good singer," the Canadian performer exclaimed.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“It’s a cat on a leash!” an unfamiliar neighbor exclaimed recently, stooping to pet him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Objection!” the prosecutor exclaimed as soon as she recognized it as an e-mail she’d written to a friend.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
“You all lying!” a shop owner in Glenmora, population 1,000, recalls exclaiming when she heard agents had surrounded the former police chief’s house there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
To prove that point, Sugarman asked Spelling to send her a photo of the current state of her home, then exclaiming, “Oh, it’s not good,” when she saw the image.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 20, 2026
"Sona's been one of the most popular social media posts - with people expressing surprise and huge excitement, exclaiming: 'Like, what, what? How is this possible?'"
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025
An animated clip of Arthur’s sister D.W. on her bike followed a week later, exclaiming, “We ride at dawn for PBS . . . Who’s riding with us?”
From Salon ● May 18, 2025
He pretended to be deep in thought before exclaiming, “I’ve got it! Bunk beds. They’ll save us space and give the place a youthful atmosphere.”
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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