How to Use jubilant in a Sentence

jubilant

adjective
  • But despite all that, the mood in the room was jubilant.
    Emily Burack, Town & Country, 25 May 2022
  • Wentzel agreed, and the mood on the terrace turned jubilant.
    Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The own goal sparked jubilant scenes on the pitch and among the Iranian fans in the stands.
    Matias Grez, CNN, 15 June 2018
  • The mood was jubilant, except for a moment when yelling was heard in the back of the gym.
    Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Some jubilant Ethiopians compared it to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
    Washington Post, 13 July 2018
  • But the beat was contagious and the crowd was jubilant.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2022
  • Groom was jubilant, looking for the bride, nowhere to be found.
    Megan Friedman, Marie Claire, 14 May 2018
  • Bellinger pointed into the jubilant Dodgers dugout all the way to first base.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2021
  • People that came, and that was their choice, of course, were so jubilant to be there.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 8 May 2020
  • The Stylers took to Twitter en masse to share their love for the jubilant song with the uber-personal lyrics.
    Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2022
  • On the House floor one year ago, Democrats were jubilant in defeat.
    Alex Daugherty and David Smiley, miamiherald, 4 May 2018
  • When the moon finally flitted across the face of the sun, jubilant cheers rang out.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The night 35 years ago, amid that jubilant crowd, remains one of the most memorable of my life.
    Pamela Constable, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Workers pulled a man in his 30s out of the ruins as a jubilant crowd burst into cheers and tears.
    Phaedra Singelis, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2023
  • As time expired, the jubilant Lancers rushed the field, mobbing Franks.
    Alec White, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2021
  • Some of the moments in between have been far less jubilant.
    Aj Willingham, CNN, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Norrköping found the back of the net with their only two shots to spark jubilant scenes among the Hammarby and Malmö fans.
    SI.com, 3 Nov. 2019
  • Their happy chants and jubilant faces are a reminder of why the World Cup is such a special event.
    Michelle Kaufman, miamiherald, 25 June 2018
  • On the floor of the meeting after the vote on Wednesday morning, the mood was equally jubilant.
    Ruth Graham, New York Times, 1 May 2024
  • Each month, Zone brings foreign DJs to play for jubilant crowds.
    Sarah Souli, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2018
  • There are quirky, fun, jubilant vibes, but then there are some extreme lows.
    Dina Gachman Daniel Arnold, New York Times, 25 May 2024
  • The music is jubilant but the lyrics are satiric poison.
    Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Footage showed people in a jubilant mood taking a dip in the garden pool of the residence.
    Krishan Francis, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2022
  • Their gazes meet the jubilant crowd who are dancing while holding choripán and bottles of Quilmes beer.
    Matt Dursum, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The mood was jubilant at first in the East Room, where guests, who had been bracing for a tight race, cheered the Florida result.
    Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2020
  • By the end of the song, which also marked the end of the show, a jubilant Morris, by this point barefoot, skipped off the stage like a giddy little girl.
    Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2019
  • After the game-winning shot, Legree sprinted to the other end of the court while teammates and fans chased the jubilant junior.
    Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Dani Carvajal slumped to the field and was piled on by jubilant teammates.
    Apress, Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2024
  • Despite those reminders that the war is not fully resolved, many Lebanese were jubilant.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
  • But then there’s the performance itself: boisterous, jubilant, and just full of life.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024

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