Example Sentences

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When my 20-year-old son decided he wanted his first credit card, I silently cheered the prospect of one day getting him off my payroll.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Members of the public from all over the world travelled to the event and cheered loudly as William and Kate arrived at All Saints Church.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Investors cheered when Venezuela opened its vast mineral reserves to private capital in April but gang control over many mines could prove a powerful obstacle.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Instead he cheered on the Knicks with his friends in the nosebleeds, barely recognized by other attendees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

How often, when he’d been lying on the sofa at home, wondering what to make of his life, her mere passing through the room had cheered him up.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig