delight

Example Sentences

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There are few things Americans agree on these days, but one is a shared delight in the anguishes of the Durham, N.C., basketball behemoth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“They Will Kill You” feels like helping my two-year-old niece put together a fairly simple, 12-piece puzzle, and watching her exclaim with delight before asking if we can assemble it again.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 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

His next point - an ace - was greeted with delight by the crowd, but he was subsequently broken and Medvedev completed victory in the next game.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 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