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[ik-sklaym] / ɪkˈskleɪm /


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I hear my 5-year-old son proudly exclaim, nearly out of breath.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

She appeared to follow Shadow around later that day, prompting the nonprofit to exclaim, “Shadow has a shadow!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

His goal was to make burgers large enough to require two hands, and good enough to make the eater exclaim “What a burger.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

It saw a raft of stars, including Hugh Jackman and Daniel Radcliffe, soaked over the years and led a sopping-wet Davina McCall to exclaim: "I'm in heaven!"

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026

To this very day, people will exclaim “Et tu, Brute?” to point out a terrible betrayal by a friend.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

“It’s my very own Stanford Prison Experiment!” she exclaims, in a typically baffling attempt at lighthearted dialogue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

“Frank is here with us,” Dudamel exclaims about the architect, who died in December and with whom he had become close.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

"I didn't know it was a comedy at first," exclaims the Irish actor.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

Israeli wellness influencer Hofit Golan exclaims repeatedly in a video that shows a building near her apartment in flames.

From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026

“I don’t need a baby-sitter,” Zack exclaims in a horrified tone.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

Blanche exclaimed during a heated appearance on “State of the Union.”

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

“I’m kind of embarrassed, because I’ve never actually done this before, and there’s already people here,” she exclaimed in the video.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

"Look at this sky, it's crazy, there's no room for any more planes!" exclaimed Olga Toki, vice-president of the Association of Air Traffic Controllers of Greece.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

"She slips! She slips! Coco Gauff hangs in. What an absolute rollercoaster," Cavaday exclaimed.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Then Allun exclaimed, and Marlie muttered under her breath.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

To prove that point, Sugarman asked Spelling to send her a photo of the current state of her home, then exclaiming, “Oh, it’s not good,” when she saw the image.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 20, 2026

But Warner had to explain somehow its decision Tuesday to resume talks after closing the bidding weeks ago, exclaiming to shareholders and the public that Netflix’s offer was superior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

"Sona's been one of the most popular social media posts - with people expressing surprise and huge excitement, exclaiming: 'Like, what, what? How is this possible?'"

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025

An animated clip of Arthur’s friend D.W. on her bike followed a week later, exclaiming, “We ride at dawn for PBS . . . Who’s riding with us?”

From Salon ● May 18, 2025

For the first several weeks, he never entered the room where we wotked without exclaiming, “Testing, testing—one, two, three. . . .”

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey


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