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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The exultant right-wing influencers who cheer on MAGA’s sassy clapback anti-diplomacy should remember that insulting another country’s politicians is like insulting someone else’s family.
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Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
His upfront solo is tentative, exultant and then tense again in a brief few bars.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The associate principal clarinetist, Ben Adler, led the opening upward squeal with exultant sassiness, setting the tone for a high-spirited romp that brought grins to the faces of many onstage.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Chu deftly times the crescendo to place the exultant Elphaba on a spectacular clifftop, an image that evokes both fairy tales and vintage movie musicals.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
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Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
His upfront solo is tentative, exultant and then tense again in a brief few bars.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The associate principal clarinetist, Ben Adler, led the opening upward squeal with exultant sassiness, setting the tone for a high-spirited romp that brought grins to the faces of many onstage.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Chu deftly times the crescendo to place the exultant Elphaba on a spectacular clifftop, an image that evokes both fairy tales and vintage movie musicals.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 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 23 Apr. 2025.
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