exhilarant

Example Sentences

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The knowledge seemed to have no very exhilarant effect, and in his case bore some resemblance to being born tired.

From The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)

And surely that is the best deliverance in all affliction, to be made so spiritually exhilarant that we can rise above it.

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

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)

We weave together all sweet, beautiful, delicate, exhilarant words; we weave them into letters, and then we spell it out in rose and lily and amaranth.

From New Tabernacle Sermons by Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt)

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