exhilarant

Example Sentences

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I’ve had many a plunge overboard off the California coast that shocked me more than that “natural shower bath” did, but never a one with so exhilarant a reaction.

From Down the Columbia by Freeman, Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome)

A keen smell of the far ocean came to their nostrils and the air was clear and exhilarant.

From The Nine-Tenths by Oppenheim, James

Of the syrup of Saffron, which is a slightly stimulating exhilarant, and which possesses a rich colour, from one to two teaspoonfuls may be given for a dose, with two tablespoonfuls of cold water.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

Belief which is never oxygenated by open confession can never nourish the soul into vigorous and exhilarant health.

From My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year by Jowett, John Henry

It was a sham exhilarant to which fatal reactions could not but attach.

From On Nothing and Kindred Subjects by Belloc, Hilaire