exultation
noun
ex·ul·ta·tion
| \ Ëek-(Ë)sÉl-ËtÄ-shÉn
, Ëeg-(Ë)zÉl-\
, Ëeg-(Ë)zÉl-\
Examples of exultation in a Sentence
The crowd cheered in exultation.
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American Factory charts the wave of exultation that greeted the arrival of Fuyao, followed by culture clashes, growing pains, and eventually forms of internal and external pushback that had been largely unknown to the company. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "American Factory Is a Complex Chronicle of Global Capitalism," 30 Aug. 2019 The image of Chastain celebrating her game-winning shot â on her knees, fists clenched, a look of exultation on her face, waving her jersey and wearing only that black sports bra on her torso â is iconic. — Chuck Schilken, latimes.com, "Brandi Chastainâs 1999 World Cup bra has gone from the bottom of a pile to up on her wall," 7 June 2019 Curry finished with 33, and once again, from certain hallway locations, the shouts of exultation could be heard from inside the visitorsâ locker room. — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, "Game 2 joins the list of the Warriorsâ greatest road wins," 3 June 2019 The exultation also felt like a message to Simmonsâs boyhood friend Didi Gregorius, the Yankeesâ shortstop. — Billy Witz, New York Times, "Anything Andrelton Can Do, Didi Will Try to Do Better," 29 Apr. 2018 Alex Jebailey stood in the middle of a wrestling ring on Friday night, his hands raised in victory â but his exultation wasnât just about winning a match. — Jay Reddick, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Daytona event brings together video-game and pro-wrestling enthusiasts," 5 July 2018 The exultation by the president and others of the greatness of North Korea doing this evades me. — Fox News, "Politics of President Trump's foreign policy," 11 May 2018 Race, religion, resistance, self-doubt, revolution, lust, paranoia, exultation â Lamar tackles all these and more with equal insight, wit and force. — George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Kendrick Lamar scores knock-out at post-Pulitzer Prize 'Championship Tour' concert in San Diego," 14 May 2018 In recent months, far fewer Muslim families have experienced similar exultation. — Adam Geller, Fox News, "Trump policies split some refugee families; others reunite," 27 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'exultation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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exultation
noun
English Language Learners Definition of exultation
: a feeling of great happiness and excitement : an exultant feeling
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