excitement
noun
an excited state or condition.
excitements
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pluralof excitement.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the memoir, Ms. Dunham traces the struggles of her adult life—fame, illness, addiction—with touching emphasis on the early tremulous excitements of becoming well-known: the affirmation, the freebies, the invitations to glittering events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
And to have seen so many ephemeral excitements come and go that one knows how few events are memorable beyond their day.
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2021
And the anxieties and excitements of the day are a distraction.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2020
We texted, sent each other selfies, and went back and forth about the banal particulars and little excitements of our days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2019
Captain Beatty, keeping his dignity, backed slowly through the front door, his pink face burnt and shiny from a thousand fires and night excitements.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
