How to Use exclaim in a Sentence
exclaim
verb- The children exclaimed with wonder when they saw the elephant.
- She exclaimed in delight over the Christmas tree.
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Stanton exclaimed over the style and made herself up in the same way.
— Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 24 May 2018 -
Tran exclaimed as Tomas A. walked up with two tiny dogs in his arms.
— Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 9 July 2024 -
The kids all exclaim as each blade is inserted in the box.
— Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024 -
As the deputies continue to try to get Ward out of the car, Blount exclaims that Ward bit him.
— Eliott C. McLaughlin and Stella Chan, CNN, 23 Dec. 2019 -
People exclaimed and stood up and wrote on the whiteboard and talked at once.
— Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 3 Nov. 2016 -
The man exclaimed the fish’s name in Mandarin and pointed to a northern section of the lake.
— Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2017 -
Sunny Hostin exclaimed as the rest of their costars began to laugh.
— EW.com, 2 Jan. 2024 -
Joe exclaimed as the boys began to examine the piece of old.
— Jessica Hornik, National Review, 13 July 2023 -
Snoop Dogg exclaimed as the two exchanged a dap in between shots.
— Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024 -
Flavor Flav, 65, exclaims at the start of the commercial.
— Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024 -
Duggar exclaimed, as the video showed an adorable baby goat along with some chicks.
— Jane Lacroix, Newsweek, 9 July 2024 -
Phipps exclaims, a rare show of emotion from a guy who likes to wear his black cowboy hat low on his brow.
— Mike Sager, Smithsonian, 29 July 2017 -
The mailman quickly dropped his mailbag, fell to his knees, opened his arms, and exclaimed, ‘Son!
— Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2024 -
Dean Unglert agreed, exclaiming that the pair should date.
— Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2020 -
Hudson exclaimed as Monáe's left finger began to glow, much like E.T.'s does in the movie.
— Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024 -
The Icon of the Seas is the Linda Loman of cruise ships, exclaiming that attention must be paid.
— Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024 -
Heather Pepper, 47, exclaimed to the bartender on a recent night.
— Robert Samuels, chicagotribune.com, 11 Mar. 2018 -
Jacobs exclaimed in his most Buddy-the-Elf delivery of the show.
— Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2024 -
Frank keeps exclaiming to himself and those around him, but his complaints fall on deaf ears.
— Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2019 -
Johnson exclaimed as the cast took their seats, the lights dimmed and the yellow Star Wars logo and iconic scrawl appeared on screen to signal the start of the film.
— Lindsey Bahr, OrlandoSentinel.com, 11 Dec. 2017 -
The wind gets stronger, with loud, rackety gusts, and the café patrons exclaim and cry out, squinting to keep the dust from flying into their eyes.
— Edan Lepucki, The Atlantic, 12 July 2024 -
There, the two did some business that caused Josh to exclaim an apology to his mom, knowing that the cameras were rolling.
— Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2021 -
Jisoo exclaimed after finishing the first potion of the test.
— Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2023 -
Claire Denis exclaimed, lifting her knees to let a group of newcomers make their way to their seats.
— Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024 -
Still, no one is going to exclaim that Gabriel is anywhere close to a finished product.
— Brian Murphy, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Oct. 2019 -
One day, Garten took a messy bite of a tea sandwich on camera and—still chewing—exclaimed over its tastiness.
— Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024 -
Perry exclaimed, walking off before she was coaxed back to her chair by Richie.
— Matthew Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2020 -
Trump exclaimed as the youngsters crowded around his historic desk.
— Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2017
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