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exclaim

[ik-sklaym] / ɪkˈskleɪm /


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I hear my 5-year-old son proudly exclaim, nearly out of breath.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 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

When I exclaim aloud at this huge number, he tamps down my amazement: “No, no. There’s so much left—90% of this music is still unrecovered, unknown.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

“Look how, beautiful!” she’d exclaim, in frustration, while all I saw was dirt.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2023

I exclaim out loud and jump to the spit.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

“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

“I remember thinking, ‘Don’t black out,’” she exclaims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

“You should have seen the blood!” one character, Jack, exclaims the first time he kills a wild hog.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

"The hardest thing was sculpting his hair. Holy shmoly! Oi yoi yoi!" he exclaims.

From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026

“Who with a beating heart in her chest scoffs at a picnic?” she exclaims.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

"You are such a good singer," the Canadian performer exclaimed.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

"How wonderful," exclaimed a woman in the crowd.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Scimemi exclaimed as she leapt forward, earning a big laugh from a classroom full of colleagues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

“Oh, my goodness, it’s becoming more visible,” exclaimed the 64-year-old Thater.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

“Raised by wolves! You don’t say,” he exclaimed when she was done.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

When he came home with the monster catfish on Sunday, Prieto said she heard her mother-in-law’s exclaiming, “He caught a big fish,” before she laid eyes on the scaly creature.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 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

But Warner had to explain somehow its decision Tuesday to resume talks after closing the bidding weeks ago, exclaiming to shareholders and the public that Netflix’s offer was superior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

An animated clip of Arthur’s friend 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

She was not allowed much time for meditation: a monitor, a great rough girl, presently came up, exclaiming in a strong Cumberland accent—

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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