rejoicing

Example Sentences

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When they're rejoicing in this kind of performance, the place shakes.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Loved ones, teachers and school principals are rejoicing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Not everyone can shed jealousy, let alone manage “compersion,” which entails rejoicing in a partner’s happiness with someone else.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

Nonetheless, the urban legend of American Muslims rejoicing at 9/11 took on a life of its own, which neatly fit a preexisting narrative casting all Muslims as irredeemable enemies of the West.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2025

At Manzanar I suppose there was some rejoicing too.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston