delighted
Example Sentences
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Mr King said he remembered how he was "delighted" when his mother returned home from shopping on Scunthorpe's High Street with the lights.
From BBC
When they eventually purchased a three-bedroom Midcentury home that needed some work, they were delighted to find themselves in a neighborhood filled with multigenerational households within walking distance of Asian supermarkets and restaurants.
From Los Angeles Times
Reiner immersed himself in public policy research and, after the tax passed, delighted in visiting child-care centers that received funding through the initiative, First 5, said Ben Austin, one of Reiner’s top deputies there.
At 8, he delighted an adoring grandmother with songs on political topics, faithfully translated and reproduced in the book.
He delighted audiences while managing to avoid getting hemmed in as an auteur.
From Los Angeles Times
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