exultant
adjective
ex·ul·tant
ig-ˈzəl-tᵊnt 
: filled with or expressing great joy or triumph : jubilant
an exultant cheer
exultant fans
exultantly
adverb
Examples of exultant in a Sentence
The crowd let out an exultant cheer.
Researchers are exultant over the new discovery.
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When a bullet from Franco ricochets off a pot, Root is exultant.
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
Ross watching on for the briefest second before sprinting onto a stage to perform a medley of her greatest hits, radiant, exultant, unbowed, a walking symbol of scratch-resistant American optimism.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Producer/drummer Jamie xx is a festival mainstay and one of the most sophisticated, exultant DJ’s working.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Dan Hurley, whose loss is the Eagles’ gain, was exultant on social media after the news broke.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
Ross watching on for the briefest second before sprinting onto a stage to perform a medley of her greatest hits, radiant, exultant, unbowed, a walking symbol of scratch-resistant American optimism.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Producer/drummer Jamie xx is a festival mainstay and one of the most sophisticated, exultant DJ’s working.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Dan Hurley, whose loss is the Eagles’ gain, was exultant on social media after the news broke.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for exultant
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“Exultant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exultant. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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