delight

Example Sentences

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After suffering "stress and anxiety" while trying for a baby, Aled Edwards and his wife Sophie were delighted when they found out she was pregnant.

From BBC

I was delighted it was a proper ding-dong of a race, and you want to win the good ones.

From BBC

I am delighted for Josh Tongue, he's been the pick, without doubt.

From BBC

Not every present is greeted with delight - so instead of banishing them to the back of a cupboard, how can you get rid of them without causing offence?

From BBC

Played with boundless enthusiasm by S. Z. Sakall, Felix is one of the great, undercelebrated chef characters in popular culture: rotund, ebullient, deeply competent, and visibly delighted by his own work.

From Salon