How to Use ebullient in a Sentence

ebullient

adjective
  • Its message is just as ebullient.
    — Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
  • That was just right for me, but a little too ebullient for some of the taste testers.
    — Daniel Neman, charlotteobserver, 15 Aug. 2017
  • Fewer songs would have made the update more lithe and ebullient.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • Swarmed with fans the ebullient Tonto took a minute to talk with me again.
    — Andy Davis, AJC.com, 24 Feb. 2018
  • But the guy himself was ebullient, friends with all the neighbours.
    — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 18 June 2020
  • That's just the lad's skittish modesty, and even that rings ebullient, not false.
    — Scott Raab, Esquire, 17 Nov. 2015
  • Just last year, the news from the Golden State was less ebullient.
    — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2022
  • The meeting ended in an ebullient wave of joy and tired-teary relief.
    — Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2022
  • In a now-viral video, an ebullient Marie unboxed the frock and ran to put it on.
    — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The voice that comes through is uncensored, ebullient and guileless.
    — Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 27 July 2022
  • The Melania meme showed a closeup of her face with her hands clasped in front, as if in ebullient prayer.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
  • But for Saint Phalle, those ebullient figures were only a warm-up.
    — Susan Delson, WSJ, 19 Feb. 2021
  • The point here is that the hard data aren’t as ebullient as expected, so the forecasts have been scaled back.
    — Robert Barone, Forbes, 29 May 2021
  • Still, the mood, from Mastriano and the crowd alike, was more ebullient than angry.
    — New York Times, 19 July 2022
  • The mood on the scene in the Suez Canal was ebullient, as workers cheered and vessels honked.
    — Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Noisy, ebullient, ferocious and free, Dance!
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026
  • The field’s response was ebullient — and then, just as quickly, disgruntled.
    — Katie Palmer, STAT, 18 July 2021
  • In person, Koy is an ebullient guy, a sincere hugger, even meeting you for the first time.
    — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Sanguillen, the ebullient catcher and a native of Panama, stood at home plate and scanned the field.
    — Dave Bennett, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Here are five sobering facts to keep in mind, the next time green arrows and ebullient stock brokers fill your television screen.
    — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, 20 Aug. 2017
  • Michael is the opposite of the ebullient, too eager-to-please Jackie.
    — Howard Fishman, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2022
  • When Marcello Hernández speaks, his voice takes ebullient leaps and bounds.
    — Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Two of Stammen’s predecessors were ebullient in their praise for him.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Alcaraz plays an aggressive, ebullient style.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The Tonys will afford this titan the same respect his feline friends do on stage in this ebullient revival.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
  • Director Jon Chu's ebullient musical was made to be seen with a crowd.
    — Michael Phillips, Star Tribune, 10 June 2021
  • Few players are more popular in the locker room than the ebullient, hard-working Breaux.
    — John Roach, NOLA.com, 19 Aug. 2017
  • When Ulysses first puts on lip gloss in a room full of people who accept him, the smile that plays on his face is both ebullient and heart-rending.
    — Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Flora spent much of the evening dancing with her escort, Quentin Roosevelt, an ebullient young man her age.
    — Fiona Donovan, Vanity Fair, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The old rocker was his usual ebullient self and there couldn’t be a better ambassador for a brand that puts the oomph into rock music.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021

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