- past participle of exhilarate.
- past tense form of exhilarate.
exhilarated
Example Sentences
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When he nabbed an undervalued card, he tried to replicate that exhilarated feeling by bidding in more auctions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
He said he smashed his keyboard after realising they had discovered a new species, adding that he felt both "exhilarated and relieved".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The band, expanded to include touring keyboardist Loren Gold, seemed exhilarated, if a little stiff at times, a first-night quibble that will surely self-correct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
"I was exhilarated, knowing that this natural insight had led to a major breakthrough," Zargartalebi said.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2024
But she lacked Kainene’s melancholy mystique, which exhilarated and confused him.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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