rejoicing

Example Sentences

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There was rejoicing among Liverpool fans when he signed a new two-year contract in April 2025.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Loved ones, teachers and school principals are rejoicing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

In the end, Rams coach Sean McVay screamed and pumped his fists while begging the question, was it rejoicing or was it relief?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

Nonetheless, the urban legend of American Muslims rejoicing at 9/11 took on a life of its own, which neatly fit a preexisting narrative casting all Muslims as irredeemable enemies of the West.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2025

It was a signal for great rejoicing in the North.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt