How to Use excitement in a Sentence

excitement

noun
  • The child cried out in excitement.
  • She talked about the excitements of her new life.
  • Our excitement was building as the end of the game approached.
  • His hands shook with excitement.
  • This job loses its excitement after a while.
  • This is a story of excitement, of hope, of grand dreams.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2023
  • That’s what excites me more than anything is the noise and the excitement.
    Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Once again, the emotions of excitement flooded back in.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The general sense of excitement around a task can easily ignite a team, so promote that passion.
    Chitra Baskar, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Ahead of the ceremony, Ford spoke about his love for Quan and excitement for his former costar’s career comeback.
    Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2023
  • That meant broad sweeping gestures illuminated tiny details and bursts of wild excitement stayed controlled.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Since Sunday’s daylight saving, many of us are feeling new excitement for spring after months of being beaten down by a frigid winter.
    Maggie Mertens, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The rest of the day was a whirlwind of excitement as Lindz was introduced to a host of welcoming, like-minded writers at the conference.
    Francesca Street, CNN, 6 Mar. 2023
  • And few people can bring a heightened kind of excitement to both pop culture and fashion lovers, quite like the one and only Victoria Beckham.
    Irene Kim, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Menon says Honey comes from a broken family, but is wide-eyed about experiencing the world and is looking for excitement and adrenaline.
    Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The recent swell of social media excitement about Ozempic and Wegovy have made the injectable weight loss medications household names.
    Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune Well, 14 Mar. 2023
  • To him, even a small space can be a stage for excitement.
    Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 20 Apr. 2023
  • There’s been quite a bit of excitement in the music world in 2024.
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 26 June 2024
  • But that excitement may just be equally matched by the cast and crew.
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 29 July 2023
  • The thought of winning cash from the lottery brought excitement to Carr.
    USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
  • A whole lot of excitement, as the romance of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce has shown.
    Angeline Close Scheinbaum, The Conversation, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Like the tomatoes that hiss with each stroke of flame, excitement simmers over the still-calm scene.
    Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
  • At the time, the Grammy winner shared her excitement about breaking the record.
    Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2023
  • There could be no greater way to raise awareness and excitement, folks!
    Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The excitement around the program was evident from the fans in purple shirts who lined the fences.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 June 2024
  • There is a sort of deep excitement to engage with all aspects of life.
    Dina Gachman Daniel Arnold, New York Times, 25 May 2024
  • On one hand, Richardson presents all the excitement of a kid just scratching the surface.
    Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2023
  • So Zoë grew up fast, and the excitement of her newfound freedom wore off.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The connections in our life or a side-hustle can bring us a sense of excitement.
    Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 8 Apr. 2023
  • But at the same time, the thrill of seeing my face on the cover of an album — to some extent, that excitement has not gone away.
    Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2023

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