exclaim
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I hear my 5-year-old son proudly exclaim, nearly out of breath.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
When I exclaim aloud at this huge number, he tamps down my amazement: “No, no. There’s so much left—90% of this music is still unrecovered, unknown.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Neumann notes that Johnson liked to exclaim: “Kelly is my guru. He’s the greatest lighting designer ever.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
Even President Donald Trump attended events in the 90s, says Evans, who once saw him sit on a golden throne at Combs's 30th birthday and exclaim: "I'm the real King of New York!"
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
She expected Dvorah to look surprised or exclaim her disbelief, but she didn’t.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
“It’s my very own Stanford Prison Experiment!” she exclaims, in a typically baffling attempt at lighthearted dialogue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“Best lesbian book ever!” exclaims Alexis of Chloe Michelle Howarth’s 2023 work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
“You should have seen the blood!” one character, Jack, exclaims the first time he kills a wild hog.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
"The hardest thing was sculpting his hair. Holy shmoly! Oi yoi yoi!" he exclaims.
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026
“It’s time for the annual Opening Ceremony Game!” one of them exclaims.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
"Oh my God... I'm gagging, they did not tell me Janet was coming," Taylor exclaimed as she joined her hero on stage.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
"It's clear who won!" one zookeeper exclaimed excitedly.
From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026
Scimemi exclaimed as she leapt forward, earning a big laugh from a classroom full of colleagues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
“Thank you,” Harding exclaimed as he ran the gantlet while crowd members cheered out “YAY Maestro.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
“Why, we have only just begun!” she exclaimed.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
When he came home with the monster catfish on Sunday, Prieto said she heard her mother-in-law’s exclaiming, “He caught a big fish,” before she laid eyes on the scaly creature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
To prove that point, Sugarman asked Spelling to send her a photo of the current state of her home, then exclaiming, “Oh, it’s not good,” when she saw the image.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 20, 2026
But Warner had to explain somehow its decision Tuesday to resume talks after closing the bidding weeks ago, exclaiming to shareholders and the public that Netflix’s offer was superior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
That video was followed by Ukrainian footage showing a laughing soldier pointing at the burning wreckage and exclaiming: "They've hit my wooden tank!"
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025
He was leaping all over the place exclaiming, “Dynamite! Unbelievable! Incredible!”
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
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