rejoice
Example Sentences
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After enduring months of long, dark — and, in Southern California, rather moderate — winter evenings, some residents will rejoice at the extra hour of daylight arriving Sunday, while others will mourn their lost hour of sleep.
From Los Angeles Times
Though some Iranians mourned the death of their supreme leader, others rejoiced.
From Los Angeles Times
Benjamin Samat, a French influencer living in Dubai, took to Instagram to lash out at "those who on social media are rejoicing that the French are going through this".
From Barron's
When they're rejoicing in this kind of performance, the place shakes.
From BBC
An Iranian official in Tehran who is close to the opposition said people are rejoicing at the strikes but not openly.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.