ecstasy
Example Sentences
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But his miss and Senegal's subsequent goal in extra time were met with ecstasy in Dakar.
From BBC
Traditional Latin prayers sung by men have a heavy, chant-like ominousness; the two female angels who appear in the visions convey an urgent, slightly dissonant ecstasy.
The album's central theme is the ecstasy and chaos of fatherhood, with Dijon addressing the title track to his firstborn, then imploring his wife to expand the family on the subtly-titled Another Baby!
From BBC
Whatever the influence, Platt’s parting number sent us home on a cloud of ecstasy.
From Los Angeles Times
Using songs based on real Shaker hymns, the movie’s most technically ambitious and narratively gratifying scenes depict these vigorous motions as communal expressions of hunger, obedience, grief, devotion and ecstasy.
From Los Angeles Times
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