exult
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“No grownups!” the boys exult, upon realizing they are on a deserted island after the plane evacuating them from Britain is shot down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Frankie and Zeke exult in their profundity, but the real triumph here is Wilson’s.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2022
They would exult in the stark beauty of the landscape, spend oodles of money in local restaurants, bars and hotels, and then go home again — hopefully without driving up housing prices too much.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2022
By chance, choice and artistic inclination, Bartees Strange has been a lifelong outlier — a position his songs grapple with, exult in and constantly question on his second studio album, “Farm to Table.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
My Dear Mentor, Please make my adieux to your aunt, and exult within yourself, for ‘Lazy Laurence’ has gone to his grandpa, like the best of boys.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Unlike Hoover Dam, which exults in exertion, the Gateway Arch seems effortless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
“Adventure, risk, transformation,” she exults, forever on the lookout for her next metamorphosis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
They’re excited to finally see inside: “Do we not have these exact arches on our vision board?” exults Leslie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024
The album also exults in musical zingers, non sequiturs and startling off-grid eruptions.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
"What did I say?" exults Hugo, clapping his hands.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Others have exulted that AI will free us from busywork—and perhaps all work entirely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
“We did it!” a family member exulted to lead defense attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
As for Conlon, he found Still’s groove and exulted in everything flowery about Zemlinsky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
Karol G became the first woman to win a Latin Grammy for música urbana album; “How cool is it for a woman to win this?” she exulted.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
Bologna should have exulted Dunbar, because the minutes dawdled and the hours dragged like centuries.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Mr. Herzog is interested in everything, and makes everything interesting, exulting in all of the world’s settings, the stranger the better.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
We need to take the next step, which is to say that they are breaking systems and exulting in it.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2026
Eilish, by now a Grammy perennial, at least sheepishly drew attention to the awkwardness of her persistent winning, exulting, “Damn, that’s stupid, guys.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
Meanwhile, Californians continue to move in, exulting in the lower cost of living while driving up prices for lifelong residents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
It was wild and exulting, like a hawk’s shrill cry.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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