jubilant

adjective ju·bi·lant \ ˈjü-bə-lənt \

|Updated on: 10 Aug 2018

Examples: jubilant in a Sentence

Definition of jubilant

: feeling or expressing great joy : exultant

the jubilant winner

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jubilantly

adverb

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Examples of jubilant in a Sentence

the nominee's jubilant acceptance speech before the cheering crowd

Recent Examples of jubilant from the Web

Some jubilant Ethiopians compared it to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

— Washington Post, "Eritrea leader visits Ethiopia on Saturday in historic thaw," 13 July 2018
While European politicians bickered about where the migrants should go, those rescued by the Open Arms were jubilant, jumping, chanting, and hugging their rescuers.

— renata brito, BostonGlobe.com, "Spanish boat saves 60 migrants, but Italy locks its ports," 30 June 2018
Even though the recording machine may grind to a temporary halt this year, there's plenty of grease on the gears of their unabashed brand of jubilant, deliberately grimey rock and roll to keep them running strong.

— aaron davis, sacbee, "Three to see: Summer heats up with electric artists," 29 June 2018
Syrian state television broadcast scenes of jubilant celebration among government troops entering the sorry landscape.

— hwaida saad, New York Times, "Syria Regains Control of Damascus, After Seven Years of Fighting," 21 May 2018
Should Post or any of his fans at Saturday’s concert meet an untimely demise, their friends and families should know that almost everyone at Saturday’s concert participated in a jubilant, if somewhat depraved, celebration of life.

— bill brownlee, kansascity, "Delays test patience of Post Malone fans at Flyover festival in Bonner Springs | The Kansas City Star," 6 May 2018
Pubs Pubs in countries whose teams progress to the tournament’s later stages stand to gain from hosting throngs of jubilant fans.

— bloomberg, Fortune, "How to Bet on World Cup 2018—In the Stock Market," 14 June 2018
Kane Brown was still jubilant and surprised over winning his first major award for best collaborative video at Wednesday night’s CMT Music Awards.

— melinda newman, Billboard, "Go Backstage at CMA Fest 2018 With Kane Brown, Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini & More," 8 June 2018
The apprehension and nerve-wrenching thrill from an adrenaline-crazed 24 hours spilled onto the field in one jubilant celebration Wednesday evening, with Marriotts Ridge players launching their sticks sky-high and bum-rushing goalie Colin Kelley.

— kyle mcfadden, Howard County Times, "Late goal lifts Marriotts Ridge boys lacrosse past Southern for 2A South region title," 17 May 2018

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