jubilant
adjective
ju·bi·lant
ˈjü-bə-lənt 
: feeling or expressing great joy : exultant
the jubilant winner
jubilantly
adverb
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Examples of jubilant in a Sentence
the nominee's jubilant acceptance speech before the cheering crowd
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On the social media platform X, the Diamondbacks were jubilant.
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
One Person One Vote, said at a jubilant Tuesday night watch party.
—Peter Weber, The Week, 8 Aug. 2023
People on the Egyptian side of the border – where aid organizations had waited for days to be given the green light – were jubilant as the crossing opened, celebrating with ululations and chants.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 21 Oct. 2023
The mood was jubilant; the singer Lulu, 74, took selfies with her fellow partygoers and women sent cocktails to one another across the table.
—Aimee Farrell, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
Pontus Brandt of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) was similarly jubilant.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2023
While those in the funeral procession are wailing in grief, the members of the wedding procession are jubilant.
—Jen Gubitz, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
The mood on campus was jubilant Tuesday as incoming students waved purple and white pompoms while their family members — some teary-eyed — looked on and shot photos.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023
Her source photographs capture static moments from history, but through Butler’s eyes, the people within them become vibrantly alive—a celebration of African heritage and a jubilant renewal, a testimony to Black strength and Black joy.
—Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2023
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
One Person One Vote, said at a jubilant Tuesday night watch party.
—Peter Weber, The Week, 8 Aug. 2023
People on the Egyptian side of the border – where aid organizations had waited for days to be given the green light – were jubilant as the crossing opened, celebrating with ululations and chants.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 21 Oct. 2023
The mood was jubilant; the singer Lulu, 74, took selfies with her fellow partygoers and women sent cocktails to one another across the table.
—Aimee Farrell, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
Pontus Brandt of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) was similarly jubilant.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2023
While those in the funeral procession are wailing in grief, the members of the wedding procession are jubilant.
—Jen Gubitz, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
The mood on campus was jubilant Tuesday as incoming students waved purple and white pompoms while their family members — some teary-eyed — looked on and shot photos.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023
Her source photographs capture static moments from history, but through Butler’s eyes, the people within them become vibrantly alive—a celebration of African heritage and a jubilant renewal, a testimony to Black strength and Black joy.
—Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2023
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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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