excite

Example Sentences

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In the popular overture, elicitation of tumult concludes, with startling exhilaration, in the kind of grand Beethovenian triumph that never fails to excite.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

That quote indicates that there are many modes in which we can write, and some of them are perfectly fine, but they don’t excite anybody.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Kelly: Did the project and the new management at Spurs excite you as well in the summer?

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

Barron’s: Mario, which stocks excite you most this year?

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Although the prospect of playing hymns in church didn’t particularly excite me, I agreed, hoping at least I could make some friends that way.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu