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

Frankie and Zeke exult in their profundity, but the real triumph here is Wilson’s.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2022

Instead of the focused burn that we come to find, the opening is a bit shaky, unconfident, more historical litany than the complete focus we begin to exult in later on.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2022

But he had lived with a basketball, had paid his dues, and could now exult in this one small skill of boyhood.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy