How to Use delight in a Sentence

delight

1 of 2 noun
  • The trip was a delight.
  • The stories are a delight to read.
  • We watched the fireworks with delight.
  • The kids screamed in delight as they chased one another around the park.
  • The magazine is a cook's delight.
  • To the delight of the children, there were enough cookies for everyone to have two.
  • Some people seem to take great delight in hearing about the misfortunes of others.
  • At the end of the track, the band hollers with delight.
    Wright Thompson, National Geographic, 1 June 2020
  • The first act gives me all this delight and fun to play.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2022
  • And, by the way, both of them are a delight to work with.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2022
  • This piece brought a smile to my face and delight to my heart.
    Longreads, 23 Dec. 2021
  • The films that made the cut this year were a mixed bag of visual delights.
    Vineeta Deepak, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The dog was happy and wagged his tail and swirled in delight.
    Ken Otterbourg, Longreads, 24 Feb. 2018
  • The tiny birds brought gasps of delight from a youngster there.
    Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 17 June 2018
  • Two calves came into the world on the first day of the fair, much to the crowd’s delight.
    Denise Coffey, courant.com, 9 Sep. 2019
  • These aren’t the only delights dancing in the night sky.
    Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2023
  • There’s a delight in seeing the place as one of its sons does.
    Rumaan Alam, The New Republic, 15 Jan. 2020
  • Who among the living has brought more delight into the world?
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
  • The dining area is open to the great room and kitchen, which is a chef’s delight.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Trump told other such tales, to the delight of his crowd.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 16 Oct. 2020
  • And getting to have her as a scene partner and play with her was a delight.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Embiid got up from the move and took off his mask to the crowd's delight.
    Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 5 May 2018
  • These customers are also a great part of the play’s delight.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Get ready to raise your coffee game to a whole new level of snowy delight.
    Kathy Barr, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023
  • To their delight, Gabi gave birth to twins: a boy, a girl.
    Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 24 June 2019
  • One model paired her look with two little leashed dogs to the delight of guests.
    Mario Abad, ELLE, 9 Sep. 2023
  • So that has really been a big delight for me this year.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2020
  • Yet, seeing your home through the eyes of an outsider can be a delight.
    Lilit Marcus, CNN, 3 July 2021
  • But the real delight of these posts is her new hair color.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 11 May 2021
  • To my delight, there were three or four cars in the gravel parking lot.
    Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2018
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delight

2 of 2 verb
  • The toy delighted the children.
  • The stories will delight readers of all ages.
  • Of course, there was a prop with which to delight the paps.
    Alice Newbold, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2022
  • These adorable decals will delight kids—and the kid in you.
    Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Skywatchers can delight at the streaks of light that race across the sky.
    Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2021
  • The whimsical shape and rose gold shade are sure to delight.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Jones said he was delighted with the reaction to the film.
    Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 4 Dec. 2019
  • But the cars on display serve only to delight us about cars.
    Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2021
  • This act never failed to enrage the servers or delight the cooks.
    Michael Taylor, ExpressNews.com, 12 June 2020
  • Here, kids of any age will delight in all the critters that call this place home.
    Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2021
  • Big wine racks signal an evening to delight the oenophile.
    Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Corey starts to delight in the killing, which becomes more gruesome as the movie goes on.
    Shannon Carlin, Time, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Regardless of the type of app, the aim is to delight end users and keep them coming back.
    Tim Mitrovich, Forbes, 11 May 2021
  • Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
    Blair Donovan, Country Living, 4 May 2020
  • Glover told the crowd, which seemed only to delight Foxx more.
    Mikael Wood, latimes.com, 25 June 2018
  • But the glorious singing will at least delight your ears.
    Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023
  • You will also be delighted with the restaurant and bar in the building.
    Megan Stein, Country Living, 8 July 2018
  • Steadying the album through its many twists is a voice that seems to delight in bucking the changes.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2021
  • But its goal is not to delight or to put on a show; in fact, just the opposite.
    Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 16 May 2021
  • All in all, the playful exhibit is sure to delight art lovers of all ages.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2024
  • But that delights them, that opens them up to be recognized.
    George McCalman, SFChronicle.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • The whole package is enough to delight even the most hardened pasta skeptics.
    Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 21 Jan. 2018
  • Here, shop the best throw blankets that are fun, feel-good, and sure to delight.
    Madeline Fass, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2021
  • Either way, the goodies in this post will inspire and delight.
    Pamela Edwards Christiani, Essence, 19 Nov. 2021
  • It’s poised to continue to delight and surprise for a long time.
    William Goodman, Men's Health, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Which is to say that this fragrance seems to have been designed not to wow you with its tricks but simply to delight you.
    New York Times, 12 May 2021
  • Look at your road map and see if there are quick wins to delight your existing customers.
    Prayag Narula, Forbes, 11 July 2022
  • Lussier has been delighted with as the Empire’s head coach.
    Sean Collins, Dallas News, 25 Apr. 2020
  • But if work kept them away, there was something else on the program to delight the little ones.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Halloween pumpkins that will delight trick or treaters.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2022

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