delighted in
Example Sentences
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His writing was witty and playful, he took ideas seriously and delighted in philosophical and political argument.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025
She also delighted in “any thing ridiculous,” such as the vogue for luxurious rustic cottages and fake Gothic ruins.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
By contrast, her father delighted in his daughter’s zeal for learning.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025
It was no different on the day of her Senate confirmation hearing, when journalists and social media delighted in noting that seated behind her was her son-in-law, the retired wrestler known as Triple H.
From Salon • Oct. 9, 2025
Ideas put forward with conviction were likely to be the products of wild crystallographers who delighted in being in a field where their ideas could not be easily disproved.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
