take delight
Example Sentences
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Their management will take delight in extending their winning run to 12 completed matches, albeit question marks remain about the quality of their opponents after another dismal display across all three facets of the game.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2024
She was able to take delight in that beautiful, sweet new life — and yet the child represented to her, more than anything, a job well done, and a temporary job at that.
From New York Times • May 3, 2022
It takes an evil person to take delight in what we’re going through.
From Fox News • Nov. 22, 2021
People take delight in relating traffic horror stories that denigrate and ridicule other drivers, while casting themselves as the innocent victims, he says.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2018
I knew I would never again take delight in the painted glory of Elsinore.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
