delight in
phrasal verb
delighted in; delighting in; delights in
: to be very happy because of (something) : to enjoy (something) very much
I walked slowly, delighting in the crisp autumn air.
He delights in meeting new people.
Examples of delight in in a Sentence
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Nearby, yogis of all levels will delight in Steamy Buddha's offerings, which include everything from Bikram hot yoga and Vinyasa deep flow sessions to meditation classes and a vegan-friendly cafe.
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Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Griffith, who is running for the Montana House seat that covers Big Sky, took clear delight in my struggle to understand her hometown.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
With July’s wry voice, perfect comic timing, unabashed curiosity about human intimacy, and palpable delight in pushing boundaries, All Fours tells the story of one woman’s quest for a new kind of freedom.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
At a time when most Amazon communities would be alive — villagers delighting in the coolness of dusk — the village was abnormally quiet.
—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
Journalists—especially Northern journalists—delighted in every apparent gotcha.
—Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Audiences delighted in the personality of Judge Lance Ito and the beach bum mien of witness Kato Kaelin.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The collective took evident delight in another irony as well: The fact that video game designers often looked towards dance to give virtual characters some heft.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
Yet the movie, aesthetically as lumpy as a latke, nonetheless has a weird and lurid vigor that comes from an altogether different source: Allen’s pleasure in his own imagination—his delight in inventing the plot.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
Griffith, who is running for the Montana House seat that covers Big Sky, took clear delight in my struggle to understand her hometown.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
With July’s wry voice, perfect comic timing, unabashed curiosity about human intimacy, and palpable delight in pushing boundaries, All Fours tells the story of one woman’s quest for a new kind of freedom.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
At a time when most Amazon communities would be alive — villagers delighting in the coolness of dusk — the village was abnormally quiet.
—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
Journalists—especially Northern journalists—delighted in every apparent gotcha.
—Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Audiences delighted in the personality of Judge Lance Ito and the beach bum mien of witness Kato Kaelin.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The collective took evident delight in another irony as well: The fact that video game designers often looked towards dance to give virtual characters some heft.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
Yet the movie, aesthetically as lumpy as a latke, nonetheless has a weird and lurid vigor that comes from an altogether different source: Allen’s pleasure in his own imagination—his delight in inventing the plot.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Delight in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delight%20in. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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