exult
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In another refrain found in many poems, the women exult: “I have become cool, free.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
I’d give $100 to hear this oh-so-proper Englishman exult and declare himself “King of the World” when that happens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
Frankie and Zeke exult in their profundity, but the real triumph here is Wilson’s.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2022
They would exult in the stark beauty of the landscape, spend oodles of money in local restaurants, bars and hotels, and then go home again — hopefully without driving up housing prices too much.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2022
When Dresden was destroyed later on, incidentally, Lazzaro did not exult.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
Unlike Hoover Dam, which exults in exertion, the Gateway Arch seems effortless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
But for the most part “Sweet Fortune” exults in romance — a shift from the singer’s previous record, 2023’s “Calico,” on which he brooded over a painful breakup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
“Adventure, risk, transformation,” she exults, forever on the lookout for her next metamorphosis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
This is still a show that exults in the joy of Christmas and the relationships that make it meaningful.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
"What did I say?" exults Hugo, clapping his hands.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
“Cookies!” exulted the chalkboard menu, the sole dessert offered during the entire retreat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
“Another superstar from Japan!” exulted Joe Davis, the voice of the Dodgers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
“We did it!” a family member exulted to lead defense attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
Having dreaded the worst, Pakistan exulted with relief and pride over the daring rescue.
From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2023
Others depend on me now, he exulted as he trudged down the dust-impacted steps to the level beneath.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Mr. Herzog is interested in everything, and makes everything interesting, exulting in all of the world’s settings, the stranger the better.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
We need to take the next step, which is to say that they are breaking systems and exulting in it.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2026
“I betrayed him, I betrayed the family, I betrayed the army!” says Moreno Ocampo, exulting in the anecdote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
Both times, the 73rd-ranked Fernandez managed to get folks in the seats on her side, exulting with every of her on-the-run, impossible-angle groundstrokes that added up to a 45-28 edge in winners.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2021
What kind of insane revenge is there in exulting in his revulsion?
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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