rejoicing
noun
re·joic·ing
ri-ˈjȯi-siŋ 
Examples of rejoicing in a Sentence
there was great rejoicing at the launch party for the book
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African Americans in the crowd responded with cheers and rejoicing.
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David Wright Faladé, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
The sense of rejoicing that derives from the wild shouts of iubilare in Latin didn’t emerge in English until the sixteenth century.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Image When the rebels toppled Mr. al-Assad in December, there was little rejoicing among Maaloula’s Christians.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Erik Kain Saturday is finally here—and there was much rejoicing!
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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David Wright Faladé, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
The sense of rejoicing that derives from the wild shouts of iubilare in Latin didn’t emerge in English until the sixteenth century.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Image When the rebels toppled Mr. al-Assad in December, there was little rejoicing among Maaloula’s Christians.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Erik Kain Saturday is finally here—and there was much rejoicing!
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for rejoicing
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“Rejoicing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rejoicing. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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