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By the end, it was a stroll for the tourists, much to the delight of a noisy and partisan crowd in Birmingham.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

To his mother’s delight, he decided he wanted to be a doctor at age 4, after envisioning the doctor who treated his broken arm in Jersey City Hospital as “an angel.”

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026

She delights in covering her hair with a white shirt she tosses over her shoulders with mock-Breck-ad delight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

The return of the wolf in California has been met with joy by conservationists, who delight in the improbable population rebound, and with fury by ranchers who bemoan the toll on their cattle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Three women, all approximately Misha’s mother’s age, gasped with delight when they saw Anya standing by the door.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on social media that any feud between the two "delights" Russia's Vladimir Putin and called on Zelensky and Nawrocki to "calm emotions, not to stoke tensions".

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

So I think we have to consider it unlikely he will ever get to know the delights of a Popeyes chicken sandwich.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Fletcher, who, along with Gamble, is from southern Louisiana, delights in being shocking.

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

He delights in his mastery of the battlefield, military or civilian, flexing his psychological muscles with a sociopath’s defiant swagger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

Highly intelligent, the sphinx delights in puzzles and riddles.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

Khan has since been happily re-homed, and Eve said she was delighted with the law change.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

“I’m very delighted and blessed and thrilled to say I’ve got so many grandparents now.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

"I'm delighted that this study has highlighted Japan as a crucial region for understanding their evolutionary history."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

"We are delighted with this result, because achieving a perfect score at the IMO is extremely challenging," Xiaohongshu said in a statement this week.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

“Ah, yes, I hear these naughty ones go to vex you, Mees Marsch. If so again, call at me and I come,” he said, with a threatening frown that delighted the little wretches.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Later, he would stand on stage in Nyon, delighting in the matchups for the Champions League knockout rounds, and then return to his quiet job as UEFA’s general secretary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

It does what it says on the tin, delighting huge crowds with a nerve-jangling test for the best players in the world year in, year out.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

A film like “The Housemaid” delighting viewers this much and making boatloads of cash doing it is a sure sign of cinema’s vitality.

From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026

Skies as far south as Mexico lit up Tuesday night with faint pink and green glows, delighting many people who would normally have to travel much closer to the Earth's poles to see such phenomena.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025

The creatures circled the train like vultures, delighting the tourists.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan