exhilaration

Example Sentences

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But in the next few months of her child’s life, this sense of exhilaration begins to shift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

I fell into the same rhythm: starting over, drenched in sweat, sheer exhilaration, “sign me up.”

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

But the exhilaration felt in such moments had been matched by the "anger and profound sadness" felt in others.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

In an interview with the Washington Post, Mitchell described his work from that time as “filled with pleasure of drawing, of fighting with men I loved, the exhilaration of color and war.”

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025

I run, the exhilaration pushing everything else from my mind.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott