exalt
verb (used with object)
to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate.
are exalting
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present progressiveof exalt.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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They are exalting grapes that had been written off and expressions that had been dismissed.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2022
On the same CBS broadcast, reporter Elizabeth Kaledin reported that “people are coveting prescriptions. Politicians exposed in the latest attack are exalting it by name.”
From Slate ● May 1, 2021
On the contrary, they are exalting in his shamelessness.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2019
“Let us not fancy, like Swift, that we are exalting a woman’s character by telling how she “‘Could name the ancient heroes round, Explain for what they were renowned,’ etc.”
From Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson by Morley, Henry
And let us remember when we oppose the judgment of the Reverend Father that we are exalting ourselves without reason.
From The Altar Steps by MacKenzie, Compton
