delight
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Auen and Walker delight in trickling real historical information — the result of painstaking research they both conducted studying the Chronovisor — through the film at a slow but steady, always compelling pace.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Don’t know who needs to hear this — certainly not Chargers fans — but Derwin James Jr. is a block-knocking, bone-crunching, body-rattling delight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Chelsea may have lost Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City for £125m in the final hours of the window, but the business done this summer will still delight new manager Xabi Alonso.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
To my horror and delight, I fear that it’s actually working this time.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
At last, at the very top of the stairs, he entered my room and gave a little cry of delight.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Her fall from perfection delights her brother and sister, who chant, “One of us!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Few delights capture our attention as completely as stories that take joy in the miseries of the mega-rich.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Perry and her partner, Canada's former prime minister Justin Trudeau, sampled the delights of Mykonos.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Starr is criminally sarcastic, and delights in winding people up.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
There is aboard this ship a spirit of expectation which delights the heart as it vivifies the senses.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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Dinner tasted rich and savory and faintly sweet, the sort of thing I would have been delighted to order at a neighborhood restaurant.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
When I proposed to my then-girlfriend, I was delighted she said yes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
"I'm absolutely delighted to sign a new contract here at London City," said Fernandez.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
In a statement, Harper Adams' vice-chancellor, professor Ken Sloan, said he is "delighted" to see "distinguished people" from Shropshire and specialist industries being recognised.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Gurgi and the bard, however, appeared delighted at the strange turn of events, and set heartily to eating the food that soon arrived at the table.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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Marlene Cooper has paid $100 a week to get a box of five meals from Blue Apron for the last decade, delighting in dinners like chicken enchilada skillet and cilantro paneer and chickpea curry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Gen Z is pushing back against influencers, delighting in Obama-era signifiers like frozen yogurt and fighting off the “tradwife” trend.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Iran responded in the 64th minute with Rezaeian’s cross headed home by Mohammad Mohebi, tying the game and delighting fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Fans have been delighting in his expressive range, with his wide eyes, blushing cheeks and gaping jaw regularly stealing the show, and memes spreading across social media in tribute.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
The creatures circled the train like vultures, delighting the tourists.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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