exult

Example Sentences

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“No grownups!” the boys exult, upon realizing they are on a deserted island after the plane evacuating them from Britain is shot down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

In another refrain found in many poems, the women exult: “I have become cool, free.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

The songs on “Red Moon in Venus” exult in physical and emotional closeness, but they also examine tensions and power dynamics.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

Frankie and Zeke exult in their profundity, but the real triumph here is Wilson’s.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2022

When Dresden was destroyed later on, incidentally, Lazzaro did not exult.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut