exult

Example Sentences

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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

In his 1908 book, “Orthodoxy,” Chesterton wrote: “Grown-up people aren’t strong enough to exult in monotony. But perhaps God is strong enough to exult in monotony.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

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

Then as daddy Tee Morant was celebrating, the usher was dancing and the Grizzlies were wrapping up their franchise-best 10th win in a row, we could exult, too.

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2022

I want to enjoy this moment, exult in it, but then there’s Sausun.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali