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.
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To their credit, my kids [actually] found delight in reading at a far younger age.
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Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Instead of making and enforcing policy through normal political channels, Abusive Federalism delights in threatening to bankrupt Democratic states by withholding their own tax dollars from them.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
After Liverpool Crash During that launch, Kate delighted in interacting with schoolchildren who helped shape the museum’s redevelopment.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 10 June 2025
Imagine instead your mother’s delight in you as a baby, in all your sweet-smelling, roly-poly nudeness.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
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Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Instead of making and enforcing policy through normal political channels, Abusive Federalism delights in threatening to bankrupt Democratic states by withholding their own tax dollars from them.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
After Liverpool Crash During that launch, Kate delighted in interacting with schoolchildren who helped shape the museum’s redevelopment.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 10 June 2025
Imagine instead your mother’s delight in you as a baby, in all your sweet-smelling, roly-poly nudeness.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for delight in
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“Delight in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delight%20in. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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