jubilant
adjective
ju·bi·lant
ˈjü-bə-lənt 
: feeling or expressing great joy : exultant
the jubilant winner
jubilantly
adverb
Examples of jubilant in a Sentence
the nominee's jubilant acceptance speech before the cheering crowd
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Attorney General Tim Griffin, whose office defended the state and the Racing Commission members, was jubilant over the ruling.
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Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2025
The mood at the auction house was jubilant.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
For instance, in between Avi’s 2004 plane ride that starts the episode’s main arc and its last-second flash-forward to 2022, the premiere revels in the rapid wordplay of a gentile girlfriend meeting a vibrant Jewish family and the general tomfoolery of a jubilant bar mitzvah.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
Spillane and Henry then wrestled to the ground, where the veteran linebacker kept possession and jumped up to meet a jubilant defense celebrating his turnover.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2025
The mood at the auction house was jubilant.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
For instance, in between Avi’s 2004 plane ride that starts the episode’s main arc and its last-second flash-forward to 2022, the premiere revels in the rapid wordplay of a gentile girlfriend meeting a vibrant Jewish family and the general tomfoolery of a jubilant bar mitzvah.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
Spillane and Henry then wrestled to the ground, where the veteran linebacker kept possession and jumped up to meet a jubilant defense celebrating his turnover.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jubilant
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jubilant
adjective
ju·bi·lant
ˈjü-bə-lənt
: feeling or expressing great joy : exultant
jubilant teammates celebrating their victory
jubilantly
adverb
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