exult
verb (used without object)
to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant.
exulted
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past participleof exult.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof exult.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
exultverb (used without object)to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant.
Example Sentences
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Others have exulted that AI will free us from busywork—and perhaps all work entirely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
“This is super cool,” exulted Dean, an auto mechanic who does the repair work at the family-run garage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2024
“We did it!” a family member exulted to lead defense attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
Karol G became the first woman to win a Latin Grammy for música urbana album; “How cool is it for a woman to win this?” she exulted.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
Basking in the applause of his German hosts, he exulted: “No nation since ancient Greece has captured the true Olympic spirit as has Germany.”
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
