exultation

Example Sentences

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Alexa obeyed, and the uplifting ode to happiness from the Broadway classic “Oklahoma!” filled Swerlin’s home with exultation in honor of two lives well lived.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Or was it simply an overflow of exultation that they couldn’t audibly express?

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2023

Word that Uruguay was seeking a trade deal with China prompted exultation at El Álamo ranch, a lush expanse of grass punctuated by cactus and herds of cattle on the eastern plains of Uruguay.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2023

When the crowd of players dispersed, Messi stood in front of the light blue and white-clad supporters pumping his arms in exultation.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2022

He checked himself in his exultation to demand, “But is there anything the matter, Janet, that you come to meet me at such an hour? Is there anything wrong?”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë