delight in

Example Sentences

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Among my favorites: seeing them delight in yellow school buses, which they thought only existed in movies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Maguire may not be at quite the same levels as when he arrived at Old Trafford, but most United fans will delight in the news he is staying around for a bit longer at least.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The two delight in discovering each other’s cultural differences, even if the alien is occasionally bossy and annoying, say when Rocky bleats “Dirty! Dirty!” upon entering Grace’s astral man cave.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

But we’ll make an exception for the shoe story, a genuine delight in an otherwise gloomy news world.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2026

Michael and Gary took great delight in seeing how much this terrified me.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge