delight
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She made amends by hitting the first winner of her comeback with another volley to the delight of the crowd.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Tolerant readers will delight in the digressive nature of this inventive book, though others may be disoriented by a story that drastically switches gears before concluding.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
It more than ever becomes an agent of delight.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
He didn't take much convincing and belted out the lyrics of the Vanilla Ice hit - to the delight of the Gunners fans.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
To Duane’s delight, there was a definite narrowing of its width, but to Handsome’s regret, the ground was climbing higher and higher as well.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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