delighted

Example Sentences

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"If the agreements reached or to be reached by Beijing and Washington are in the interests of our Chinese friends, we can only be delighted," Sergey Lavrov told a press conference in New Delhi.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

For seven decades, the Eurovision Song Contest -- which gathers performers from across Europe and further afield, selected by each country's public broadcasting service -- has delighted and, at times, baffled spectators.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Not literally, of course – they're delighted to be in the final after two years' absence from the competition.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

As visitors flooded in at 3 p.m., a performer from the Bob Baker Marionette Theater delighted guests with eccentric puppets, including a red-brown dog that “barked” and “sniffed” people’s shoes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Those soft sounds remind me of how I felt during one of the tests the hazmats ran—when I was suspended in the air, afraid that I might fall but delighted to be so high.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga