exultant
adjective
ex·ul·tant
ig-ˈzəl-tᵊnt 
: filled with or expressing great joy or triumph : jubilant
an exultant cheer
exultant fans
exultantly
adverb
Examples of exultant in a Sentence
The crowd let out an exultant cheer.
Researchers are exultant over the new discovery.
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Always a consummate professional, however, our ballad queen powered through the final note to a brave and exultant end that can still give chills.
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Nathan Smith, Vulture, 26 June 2024
Their personal connection blossoms out into a quietly exultant scene with the rest of the cast and the crew, a symbolic utopia of shared purpose.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
More than that, though, the festival is an exultant celebration of Hawick’s community, igniting feelings of intense pride and camaraderie.
—Yannic Rack, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2024
Outside Congress headquarters in New Delhi, Bansi Lal Meena, a veteran Congress member from the state of Rajasthan, was exultant about his party’s performance.
—Sameer Yasir, New York Times, 5 June 2024
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Nathan Smith, Vulture, 26 June 2024
Their personal connection blossoms out into a quietly exultant scene with the rest of the cast and the crew, a symbolic utopia of shared purpose.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
More than that, though, the festival is an exultant celebration of Hawick’s community, igniting feelings of intense pride and camaraderie.
—Yannic Rack, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2024
Outside Congress headquarters in New Delhi, Bansi Lal Meena, a veteran Congress member from the state of Rajasthan, was exultant about his party’s performance.
—Sameer Yasir, New York Times, 5 June 2024
See All Example Sentences for exultant
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“Exultant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exultant. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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