Exult

Examples

• But it's no joke, you know--if she stays here all the autumn she'll spoil everything, and Maria Van Osburgh will simply exult. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• My Dear Mentor, Please make my adieux to your aunt, and exult within yourself, for 'Lazy Laurence' has gone to his grandpa, like the best of boys. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Look upon this damosel; note her wasted form, her halting step, her bloomless cheeks where youth should blush and happiness exult in smiles! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• I shall ascend my funeral pile triumphantly, and exult in the agony of the torturing flames. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• I can understand that you should exult in Robert's greatness and goodness; so do I, in one sense, but in another I feel _so_ miserable. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The Confederates were now our prisoners, and we did not want to exult over their downfall. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Could she, who had been so active in the getting up of the funeral triumph, do less than exult? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• When we pretended to be so fond of one another, we exulted over her; that was what we did; we exulted over her and shamed her. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Though her teeth chattered in her head from wet and cold, Mrs. Sparsit exulted hugely. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• He exulted in his isolation in the new element, unquestioned and unconditioned. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• From his separate element he saw them and he exulted to himself because of his own advantage, his possession of a world to himself. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• I could have exulted to burst on his vision, confront and confound his lunettes, one blaze of acquirements. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• For one second she thought it was Robert--for one second she exulted; but the voice asking for Mr. Helstone undeceived her. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Her heart hesitated, and exulted. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• I trod heaven in my thoughts, now exulting in my powers, now burning with the idea of their effects. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• But he'll flourish here, and everywhere,' said Rigaud, with an exulting look and snap of his fingers. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• In days of happiness I have often repeated to myself, with a grateful heart and exulting spirit, all that Raymond sacrificed for me. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• I could have TOLD Judy, he repeated, exulting in the implied superiority over his wife. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• The motion was lost; Ryland withdrew in rage and despair; and Raymond, gay and exulting, retired to dream of his future kingdom. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Beth was there, laying the snowy piles smoothly on the shelves and exulting over the goodly array. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• As he hovered on the opposite side of the street, exulting, the carriage drove up. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• There is an improvement in my uncle too, I think, though he never complained of old, and never exults now. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• It lies under that fellow's feet, and he treads upon it and exults above it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.

Edited by Della