How to Use delight in in a Sentence

delight in

phrasal verb

• The plot, like the prince, delights in proving Niamh wrong.
  — Olivia Waite, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
• Musk delights in telling the story, lingering on the risk to his life.
  — Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
• The post has since accrued over 300 likes and comments delighting in the news.
  — Miranda Jeyaretnam, The Indianapolis Star, 20 June 2023
• The clan delights in mashing up the customs of both cultures.
  — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
• Kids will delight in all of the creative details, like a reversible awning, a working bell, and a write-on menu.
  — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 13 Dec. 2023
• The dialogue, likewise, delights in the ribald and wry.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
• Dance lovers of all ages will delight in the treasured fairy tale of a jealous Queen and her kind-hearted stepdaughter.
  — The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
• Some seemed to take a perverse delight in imagining the KFC team’s reaction to their bids.
  — H. Claire Brown, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
• If anything, the filmmaker delighted in that kind of irony.
  — Ben Croll, Variety, 17 Jan. 2024
• And Mann delights in the glory of these machines, especially when they’re sent flying through the air.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2023
• Harris delights in playing the role of the merry jester onstage, a smart way to contrast a repertoire filled with sorrow.
  — Thor Christensen, Dallas News, 24 Apr. 2023
• Away from the court and diplomatic meetings, Victoria delighted in the life of Nice.
  — Jonathan Miles, Town & Country, 5 Sep. 2023
• This is a straw man argument of the sort Williams delights in, in his Sun platform on the editorial pages.
  — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
• Jane Austen delighted in the letters of Hester Thrale Piozzi.
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
• Imagine their delight in finding this under the Christmas tree!
  — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2023
• The heir to the chili empire delighted in sharing his story with anyone willing to listen and, in turn, asked to hear the winners' stories.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
• Any child who has ever been spellbound by these swooping, looping formations will delight in this book, told from the birds’ point of view.
  — New York Times, 24 May 2023
• Not only does the easy breakfast recipe come together in just 20 minutes, but all your Easter guests (kids and adults alike!) will delight in this tasty toast.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• Your little one will delight in this soft-sided doll that comes with a knit cap, diaper, and swaddle blanket.
  — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
• The primary bedroom is a layered mix of colors and patterns that delight in contrasts.
  — Elizabeth Fazzare, ELLE Decor, 4 July 2023
• The show delights in upending our expectations about what a spy story should be.
  — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2023
• This lavish item was painstakingly created to improve the peace and delight in your daily life.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2023
• What could have been a disaster in someone else’s hands is an absolute delight in Thorpe’s.
  — Karin Tanabe, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
• When you’re done sky-gazing, delight in hot air and gas ballooning events and competitions.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2023
• Carp have been a popular delight in China and other Asian countries for centuries.
  — Carolyn Hagler, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2023
• Griffith, who is running for the Montana House seat that covers Big Sky, took clear delight in my struggle to understand her hometown.
  — Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
• Designed for your most fashion-forward gift recipients, this earring set by Loren Hope will delight in a new way each day.
  — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2023
• Today, kids delight in stacking candy corn in a circle, points in, to create corncob towers.
  — Leanne Italie, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2023
• There's a lot of heaviness, but also so much delight in being together.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
• Beth Stelling, who has a new special on Netflix, delights in inappropriate laughs — none more so than in her bits about aging and childhood.
  — Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 31 Aug 2024