hurrah

variants also hooray or hoorah

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of hurrah There are likely to be one or two final De Bruyne hurrahs, and City might need one in Madrid. Sam Lee, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025 The last hurrah: Everything broke right in winning their last championship, including career years for Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins as well as a favorable path to the NBA Finals. Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025 The selectors had hoped for one last international hurrah from the men who always led from the front. Tim Ellis, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024 Perry’s last big hurrah on the Billboard charts was on Rod Stewart’s The Great American Songbook series. Paul Grein, Billboard, 25 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hurrah
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurrah
Noun
  • Said it over and over like a preacher singing hallelujah.
    Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 13 Sep. 2024
  • For me, especially as an A&R person, that’s hallelujah: Let the creative lead and the rest will follow.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The studio also gets huzzahs for an ultimately perfect release date.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Sweden may have come out victorious at Eurovision 2023 (for the seventh time, at that), but England had the last huzzah with a tribute to some of Liverpool's most famous musical acts.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 14 May 2023
Noun
  • This weekend, North Texas is expected to see damaging winds and possible hail.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Monster storm heading east this weekend to spew tornadoes, hail and snow On Saturday, strong storms will impact a zone from Texas to Nebraska, Arkansas and Iowa.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Hurrah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurrah. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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